tripurA.ntakar- 25 forms of Lord Shiva

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Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah..

Om Namah Shivaya..

Om Sai Ram..

 

tripurA.ntakar

shlokam:

Smeared in red (blood), a full-moon face, with the deer, and the bow to the left

(in His hand), in the right hand an arrow and axe, wearing ga.nga and crescent

moon, always worshipped by vishNu and brahma, burnt the three cities by His

smile, to that God of three worlds, the enemy of pura (purAri), pray. purANa of

the deity :

tri pura a.ntakar : destroyer of three cities (vIra mUrti) The tripurA signify

the three components(impurities) of bondage (pAsam) namely aham (ego),

karma(deeds and their effects), mAya (illusion). When God shows His grace all

these impurities are burnt, bliss remains and Lord Shiva dances there. (padhi

aNukiR pachu pAcha n^illAvE - thirumUlar) Three demons kamalAkshan,

tArukAkshan, vidhunmAli got a boon from the Lord that they can not be destroyed

unless all three of them come together, and attacked by a single arrow. Then

they created forts in different areas and ruled the world. dEvAs who were

disturbed by them complained it to the Lord. But Lord Shiva said as long as the

three demons pray Him He won't destroy them. So mahA vishNu took the form of a

sage, and taught the three demons mAyAvAtham, resulting them to stop praying

the Lord, praising themselves and torturing dEvAs. Since all the good qualities

of them were lost the Lord came for the destruction of the purAs. The three

demons came together to fight against the Lord forgetting their boon. The earth

became the chariot for the Lord, brahma the charioteer, vishNu the arrow, sun

and moon the wheels, the mountain mEru as the bow and the serpent vAsuki as the

string in the bow. Thus all the gods were present in some form in that chariot.

But the fire and god of death were in the wheel instead of the arrow. vinAyaka

broke the wheel to put them in the arrow. Finally when everything was ready

dEvAs were proud that only with their help God is going to destroy the

tripuras. But Lord Shiva didn't use any of them. He smiled and in that smile

the three purAs were burnt down.(The rudhrAksha appeared from the three eyes of

Lord Shiva during tripurasaMhAra) The thought of dEvAs that without their help

the Lord wont be able to destroy the tripuras proved foolish. The purpose of

destruction by Lord is only for purification. Lord gave life to the three

demons. Though they went wrong they initially were devotees. They repented for

their mistake. The Lord forgave them and gave one of them the great work of

fanning Him with chAmaram, and the rest two as His security in His abode.

(mUvAr puraN^kaL eriththa anRu mUvarkku aruL cheydhAn - thiru nyAna

chamban^dhar) thiru adhikai is the temple associated with the burning of

thripurA. Below is a depiction of this in this temple.

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Ramaswamy Sivan

The below mentioned song, a favourite of the DKP-DKJ (D K Pattammal-D K

Jayaraman) school, is fully alliterative with a galloping play of words (akin

to a rushing rapids) centered on Lord SivA. It also contains a couple of

references to mythology regarding the valiant acts of Lord SivA. One of them

relates to the burning of Tiripuram and the other, protecting the 16-year-old

devotee, Markandeyan, from the jaws of death (Yaman).This song describes the

various features and attributes of Lord Siva.

I shall never forget

Composition:

ekkAlattilum

Composer:

rAmaswAmy sivan

mudrA:

(signature):

guhadAsan

rAgam:

nATTaikkurinji (janyam of mELam 28, harikAmbhoji)

ArOhaNam:

SR2G3M1N2D2N2PD2N2S

AvarOhaNam:

SN2D2M1G3M1PG3R2S

tALam:

rUpakam

Pallavi:

ekkAlattilum maRavEnE ini nAn

(ekkAlattilum)

Anupallavi:

maikkAlanai akkAlattil maDiya udaitta aDi malarinai

(ekkAlattilum)

CaraNam1:

viDaiyaiyum konRait toDaiyaiyum madisaDaiyaiyum mazhuppaDaiyaiyum tOludaiyu

maNiyiDaiyaiyum vizhikkaDaiyaiyum nalamaDaiyavE nAn

(ekkAlattilum)

CaraNam2:

purattaiyum adanurattaiyum suTTa tarattaiyum aindunirattaiyum dasa karattaiyum

seyyumvarattaiyum panjAksharattaiyum cidambarattaiyum nAn

(ekkAlattilum)

CaraNam3:

Isanaip prakAsanai guhadAsanaik kAkkumnEsanai anbar pUsanai sey viswAsanait

tillaivAsanai naTarAsani nAn

 

(ekkAlattilum)

Source for lyrics: Ref. #1 (see below). There may be some transposition errors

of syllables in some words. The general meaning is discerned with that in mind.

Meaning:Pallavi: I shall not forget you at any time.

Anupallavi: You annihilated Yaman (kAlan), the Lord of Death, way back with your

foot. I shall not forget your foot (which is like a flower).

CaraNam1: I shall not forget the bull (nandi) that you ride, the bunch of

(yellow) konRai flowers that adorn your locks of hair wherein you sport the

moon, the axe that you wield in your hand, the tiger hide that you wear, your

waist adorned with jewels, and the corner of your eye in order to gain your

kindness.

CaraNam2: I shall never forget the three worlds (tiripuram), their strengths,

and the manner in which you destroyed them, the five faces (or five functions),

and ten hands of yours, your boons, the five-letter name of yours

(na-ma-si-vA-ya), and the city of Cidambaram.

CaraNam3: I shall not forget you, the effulgent Lord, a friend who protects

guhadAsan (me), one whom the devotees worship, and one who dwells in tillai

(cidambaram), the one and only natarAjan.

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The restored Tripurantaka figure on fibreglass board.

 

 

Om Nama Shivaya.. May your life be blessed with the healing sounds of chant!"

May Lord Shiva cast his grace on us and our loved ones and help us find the path

that leads to peace and the light which will not only remove our ignorance from

maya and other illusions but also increase our devotion towards him ..

Deepa H

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