So within a person exists the five senses.Ģnd Line: There is no cattleman to control the animal. The five 'cows' are the five " pulans" the five "senses" (sensory organs and its functions:- eyes - vision, reflexes - feel/touch, ears - hear, tongue - taste and nose - smell). The second word 'Agathiley' means, not inside the house but inside a person (Agam-inside Puram-outside) the house is compared to a person here. There is another meaning which should be understood.ġst Line: Says that in a seer's house there are five cows (Pancha budha's). "There are 5 wandering cows, without a cowherd and impossible to milk them"īut if a cowherd, controls all five (cows), then it's possible to milk the 5 cows.
Thirumanthiram in tamil with meaning full#
The final section of the Tirumantiram, named Sunya Sambhashana ("Colloquy on the Void"), is full of metaphorical sayings communicating mystical and speculative thoughts, for example He declares that "love is God", proclaims the unity of mankind and God and stresses the acquisition of knowledge. Tirumular as a moral philosopher teaches the ethics of non-violence ( ahimsa), abstinence from slaughtering, meat and alcohol. Tirumular has been referred to as "Nampiran" (meaning: nam-Our, piran-God, thus thirumular has been called as a leader or god to all the remaining nayanars) by Sundarar in his thiru thondar thogai (the earliest song which mentions the names of 63 nayanars). Tirumular is not only one of the 63 Nayanmars ( Nayanars) but also a significant one among the 18 Siddhars. The Tirumantiram describes means of attaining an immortal body (kaya siddhi), advocating a theory of preserving the body so that the soul would continue its existence ( Udambai valarthen uyir valarthenae). The section on Yoga, called "Shiva yoga", offers details not found in the Sanskrit text of Patanjali. Tirumular discusses the four steps of spiritual progress Charya, Kriya, Yoga and Gnana, the Shaiva Siddhanta concept of Pati, Pasu and Pasa where Pati stands for Lord shiva, Pasu stands for the human kind and Pasa stands for Maya (the desire), sadhana, Vedanta, the Upanishadic Tat tvam asi and other Vedantic concepts, the transcendental reality as emptiness ( Sunya) devoid of any attribute and Tantrasastra ( Shakti worship), chakras, magic spells and their accessories. The poems have a unique metrical structure, each line consisting of 11 or 12 syllables depending on the initial syllable. Panchadsara manthiram, Shiva's dance, the state of samadhi. Shiva linga, Shiva worship, self-control. Shiva as guru bestowing grace and the devotee's responsibility. Various branches of Saiva religion the four elements of Shaiva Siddhanta. Yoga practices according to the eight-angled way of Patanjali. Shiva's glory, His divine acts, classification of souls etc. Philosophical views and divine experience, impermanency of the physical body, love, education etc. The Tirumantiram is divided into nine chapters, 9 tantras ( tantirams): In short, the Tirumandiram, strongly emphasizes on Love is God ( Anbey Sivam). The twelve volumes of Tamil Śaiva hymns of the sixty-three Nayanars It deals with a wide array of subjects including astronomy and physical culture. According to another historian, Madhavan, the work stresses on the fundamentals of Siddha medicine and its healing powers. According to historian Venkatraman, the work covers almost every feature of the siddhar of the Tamils. But it is more spiritual than religious and one can see the difference between Vedanta and Siddhanta from Tirumular's interpretation of the Mahavakyas. It consists of over three thousand verses dealing with various aspects of spirituality, ethics and praise of Siva. The Tirumantiram is the earliest known exposition of the Shaiva Agamas in Tamil. Tirumantiram's literal meaning is “Sacred mantra” or "Holy incantation". The Tirumantiram or Thirumantiram is a Tamil poetic work, written either in the 6th century CE or post 10th century CE by Tirumular and is the tenth of the twelve volumes of the Tirumurai, the key texts of Saiva Siddhanta and the first known Tamil work to use the term.