Guest guest Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Om Namah Sivaya Tiru-Navukkarasar Nayanar Saint Tirunavukarasar lived in South India in the eighth century. Calling himself the servant of the servants of Siva, he loved to clean the paths in front of temples and carried a tool for the task. He wrote holy hymns that are sung today by millions. Teachings of Appar (Tiru-Navukkarasar Nayanar) Appar laid the foundation of Saiva Siddhanta school of philosophy, by means of his poems. Appar’s poems are full of imagination, spiritual insight, religious emotion and high spiritual realisation. Appar was more learned than Tirujnana Sambandhar. He had a very powerful personality. He led an exemplary life as a Siva Bhakta. He put an end to the influence of Jainism. He always praised the five letters, the Panchakshara. He says: “The rare jewel of the Brahmins is the Veda with six Angas; the rare jewel for the Saivites is the Panchakshara”. His exemplary life, mellifluous poetry, vast erudition and profound religious fervour attracted countless people. He had countless admirers and disciples. He had great influence. Appar’s works consist of three hundred poems which form three books out of twelve in the Tamil collection of Saivite poetry known as Tirumurai. Appar says: “Everything is the manifestation of Lord Siva. Siva is Narayana, Brahma, the four Vedas, the holiest, the oldest, the perfect. Though Siva is all these, He is none of these. He is without name, without birth, death or disease. He is at once the transcendent and immanent. " “Love of Lord Siva must be felt and manifested. Sing. Pray. Worship. Weep. Dance. Lord Siva is the music or melody in the song, the sweetness in the fruit, the thought in the mind, the lustre in the eyes. He is neither male nor female. He is without dimensions." “Subdue the senses. Practise regular meditation. Practise Chariyai, Kriyai, Yoga and Jnana. Practise regular meditation. Develop dispassion (Vairagya). Transcend the three bodies. Unite the individual soul with the Supreme Soul or Lord Siva. You will attain eternal bliss and immortality. You can behold Lord Siva if you look for Him with the light of wisdom issuing forth from the wick of life, fed with the ghee of meditation, in the lamp of the mind, within the house of your body. " “Plough with truth. Plant the seed of desire for knowledge. Weed out falsehood. Irrigate the mind with the water of patience. Supervise your work by looking within or introspection and self-analysis. Build the fence of Yama and Niyama or right conduct and right rules. You will soon attain Sivanandam or eternal bliss of Siva." “Regard your body as the temple of Lord Siva, your mind as the worshipper, truth as purity which is necessary for worship, the jewel of the mind as the Linga, love as the ghee, milk, etc. Perform Puja to Lord Siva thus. Lord Siva cannot be obtained without making the mind one-pointed and meditation on the Panchakshara.” May you all follow the precepts and teachings of Appar and attain the Siva-Pada, the immortal abode of eternal bliss! Sivaya Namah Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 SRI MAATRE NAMAHA My dear sir I felt very happy to note your message. May Bhagawan SADASIVA may bless you and leads you in the same light way. At this juncture I remember a sloka of 'Halayudha' from his 'Halayudhastavam' 'Yeko devaha sa jayati sivaha kevala gnaana moortee devisaacha tribhuwanamidam yadwibhooti prapanchaha yatkootastham midhuna mavinaabhaawa sambandhi yogaan misreebhootam tadakhila jagajjanmabeejam namaami' By mentioning this sloka I request you to kindly describe my Mother Goddess BHAWANI along with SADASIVA, as mother is also importent along with father. 'JAGATAHA PITAROW VANDE PARWATEE PARAMESWAROW' With pranams your brother Dr.G.S.Subramanya Sastry drgsssastry phone 08554 255680 mobile 99496 32623 --- In , Selvaratnam Selvakumar <selvauk wrote: > > Om Namah Sivaya > > Tiru-Navukkarasar Nayanar > > Saint Tirunavukarasar lived in South India in the eighth century. Calling himself the servant of the servants of Siva, he loved to clean the paths in front of temples and carried a tool for the task. He wrote holy hymns that are sung today by millions. > > > Teachings of Appar (Tiru-Navukkarasar Nayanar) > > > Appar laid the foundation of Saiva Siddhanta school of philosophy, by means of his poems. Appar's poems are full of imagination, spiritual insight, religious emotion and high spiritual realisation. > > Appar was more learned than Tirujnana Sambandhar. He had a very powerful personality. He led an exemplary life as a Siva Bhakta. He put an end to the influence of Jainism. He always praised the five letters, the Panchakshara. He says: " The rare jewel of the Brahmins is the Veda with six Angas; the rare jewel for the Saivites is the Panchakshara " . His exemplary life, mellifluous poetry, vast erudition and profound religious fervour attracted countless people. He had countless admirers and disciples. He had great influence. Appar's works consist of three hundred poems which form three books out of twelve in the Tamil collection of Saivite poetry known as Tirumurai. > > Appar says: " Everything is the manifestation of Lord Siva. Siva is Narayana, Brahma, the four Vedas, the holiest, the oldest, the perfect. Though Siva is all these, He is none of these. He is without name, without birth, death or disease. He is at once the transcendent and immanent. " > > " Love of Lord Siva must be felt and manifested. Sing. Pray. Worship. Weep. Dance. Lord Siva is the music or melody in the song, the sweetness in the fruit, the thought in the mind, the lustre in the eyes. He is neither male nor female. He is without dimensions. " > > " Subdue the senses. Practise regular meditation. Practise Chariyai, Kriyai, Yoga and Jnana. Practise regular meditation. Develop dispassion (Vairagya). Transcend the three bodies. Unite the individual soul with the Supreme Soul or Lord Siva. You will attain eternal bliss and immortality. You can behold Lord Siva if you look for Him with the light of wisdom issuing forth from the wick of life, fed with the ghee of meditation, in the lamp of the mind, within the house of your body. " > > " Plough with truth. Plant the seed of desire for knowledge. Weed out falsehood. Irrigate the mind with the water of patience. Supervise your work by looking within or introspection and self- analysis. Build the fence of Yama and Niyama or right conduct and right rules. You will soon attain Sivanandam or eternal bliss of Siva. " > > " Regard your body as the temple of Lord Siva, your mind as the worshipper, truth as purity which is necessary for worship, the jewel of the mind as the Linga, love as the ghee, milk, etc. Perform Puja to Lord Siva thus. Lord Siva cannot be obtained without making the mind one-pointed and meditation on the Panchakshara. " > > May you all follow the precepts and teachings of Appar and attain the Siva-Pada, the immortal abode of eternal bliss! > > Sivaya Namah > > > > > Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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