May all beings live joyfully!
Tiruchitrambalam!
Praise to the feet of the Lord!
Praise to the feet of my divine Father!
Praise to the feet of the Supreme Sage!
Praise to the radiant feet of Lord Shiva, filled with crimson light!
Praise to the feet of the Pure One who stands in love,
Praise to the feet of the King who severs the roots of illusory birth!
Praise to the feet of our Lord of great glory at Perunturai!
Praise to the mountain that grants eternal bliss!
Gnana Commentary (Spiritual Insight):
In spiritual teachings, “Feet” or “Adi” is often referred to as the divine feet (Thiruvadi), but in deeper interpretations by saints like Manikkavasagar, Siddhas, and Brama Jnanis, “Adi” symbolizes the two eyes — considered the Lord’s divine feet.
Every time Manikkavasagar mentions Adi or Thiruvadi in Thiruvasagam, readers are reminded to contemplate upon the two eyes as the symbolic “divine feet.”
The various sacred names — Isan (Lord), Endhai (Father), Desan (Sage), Sivan (Shiva), Nimalan (Pure One), Mannan (King), Devan (God) — all refer to the One Supreme Lord dwelling within our divine feet (eyes).
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Nimalan (Pure One) is the one who has conquered the “malams” (impurities).
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These malams are three in Shaiva Siddhanta:
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Anavam (ego),
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Maya (illusion),
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Karma (past actions).
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Vallalar expands them into five:
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Anavam,
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Maya,
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Maha Maya (great illusion),
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Ma-Maya (deep illusion),
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Karma.
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Whoever destroys these impurities is called Nimalan. Since the Lord Himself eradicates these five impurities, Manikkavasagar addresses Him as Nimalan.
According to modern science, there are three delicate membranes over the eyes. Ancient sage Manikkavasagar already spoke of triple impurities over the divine eyes (Thiruvadi), which is deeply mysterious and profound.
Of these, Maya is associated with darkness or ignorance, which keeps man from attaining Brama Jñāna (divine wisdom) and traps him in suffering.
Hence the verse:
“Praise to the King who destroys the root of illusory birth!”
Perunturai means the Great Path — the exalted path that leads to God.
This “Great Path” is none other than the Thiruvadi (divine feet/eyes), the channel through which divine light must travel and unite with the soul’s seat.
To reach the abode of the Lord, light must travel through a pathway — that path is the divine eyes (Thiruvadi).
So, Manikkavasagar praises:
“Praise to the glorious Great Path, our Lord!”
When this light reaches the Divine within, we experience unending bliss, perceiving and absorbing divine joy.
That sacred space is filled with divine energies and deities, and through the power of yogic austerity, the seeker reaches this realm.
There, within the body, an ever-refreshing bliss flows eternally — that is the ancient truth, the essence of Shiva, the Pranava Meru (mountain of primal sound and knowledge).
Thus, Manikkavasagar sings:
“Praise to the Mountain that grants eternal bliss!”
May all living beings rejoice in bliss!
Thiruchitrambalam!
