34) -- 4.11 -- Lyrics and Meaning in Tamil and English -- appar thEvAram ~namaccivAyap padhigam (by thiru~nAvukkarasar) (Glory of Lord's name - namasivAya) Background: The name given to thir nAvukkarasar (Sprrajdsarat) by his parents was 'maruL. nlkkiyAr’ (togpsir 6) meaning one who removes confusion. He lost both his parents when he was very young. His sister thilakavathi ()s0%.0u5) lost her betrothed groom soon thereafter, before the wedding took place. She did not marry anyone else. She raised thiru nAvukkarasar lovingly. In his youth, thiru nAvukkarasar was attracted to Jainism. He joined a Jain monastery. Within a few years, he became a great Jain monk and was known by the name dharmasEnar (siunGsem). His sister thilakavathi was upset with her brother's conversion. She prayed daily to Siva to show the right path to her brother. She spent her life serving Siva, his devotees, and doing the various chores in the local Siva temple. Siva appeared in thilakavathi's dream one day and blessed her by saying he would show the right path to her brother. Soon thereafter, dharmasEnar was afflicted with the ‘sUlai’ (gs) disease - an incurable disease that caused him a lot of pain, He was close to dying. He wanted to see his sister before he died. When he sent a messenger to her, she replied that her brother could come and visit her but she would not go to the monastery. Then he left the monastery and with others help he reached his his sister’s place. On the advice of his sister thilakavathi, the next morning he went with her to the temple in that town to pray. He felt god’s grace and his prayers came in the form of songs. This is his first padhigam (set of 10 songs) starting with 'kUtRAyinavARu! (4 boruwHexreuirpy) (4.1.1). By the time he finished this padhigam he was cured of the disease. He came to be known as thiru nAvukku arasar (thiru = holy / respected / Sri. nA = tongue/speech. arasar = king.). (thiru nAvukku arasar = The Revered King of speech). ‘The Jain monks were upset about thiru-nAvukkarasar's leaving Jainism and becoming a Siva devotee. thiru-nA vukkarasar was in his hometown thiru-adhigai (35g .948le). This was in the pallava (usbavau) kingdom. The pallava king was a Jain. The Jain monks went to the pallava king in kAnchipuram (s:rg5110) and complained that dharmasEnar had lied to them when he became a Jain monk. They told him that thiru-nAvukkarasar acted as if he became a Jain so that he could lea their secret knowledge. They said that after learning those secrets he then acted as if he had the sUlai disease, Since he was faking his disease, it could not be cured by the Jain mantras. He then went back to Saiva religion claiming to have been cured by Siva. The king was furious. He sent some ministers with a group of soldiers to thiru-adhigai to arrest thiru-nAvukkarasar and bring him to his court. thiru-nAvukkarasar refused to go with them. He said he is not the subject of any king except Siva. He sang the padhigam starting with 'nAm Arkkum kudi allOm' (5 2650 G19. 240Gavr1b) (6.98.1) as a reply to their orders. The king's men could not forcibly take him back as the entire town was behind thiru-nA vukkarasar. They then begged him to come with them as otherwise the king may ill them if they retumed without thiru-nAvukkarasar. Out of compassion for those ministers and soldiers, thiru-nAvukkarasar pacified the local town people and went to kAnchipuram, On the advice of the Jain monks, the king sentenced thiru-nAvukkarasar to die. He was thrown into a lime kiln, Everyone thought that thiru-nAvukkarasar would die quickly due to the heat and carbon Agprayssvs% Sporrzio- 4.11 ~ 26-Iun-10 bttp:/inayanmars.netnesnet! V Subramanian 1dioxide generated inside the kiln. thiru-nAvukkarasar mediated on Siva and sang the padhigam starting with 'mASil VINaiyum! (tor Ad afomanrutd)(5.90.1). Due to God's grace, thiru-nA vukkarasar was not harmed. When the kiln was opened after 7 days, they found thiru-nAvukkarasar alive and well. ‘The monks told the king that thiru-nAvukkarasar escaped unhurt owing to the powers of the mantras he had learnt from them. They then suggested that they kill him by giving food mixed with poison. thiru-nAvukkarasar survived this too, The monks then suggested that he should be trampled to death by an elephant. When the elephant approached thiru-nAvukkarasar, he sang the padhigam starting with ‘'suNNa veN sandhanae cAndhum! (saisrosr GQausisr gor smbgutb)(4.2.1). The elephant did not harm him and saluted him instead. Finally, they decided to kill thiru-nAvukkarasar by tying him to a big rock and throwing him in deep sea, When thiru-nAvukkarasar sank to the bottom of the sea, he prayed to Siva and sang the padhigam starting with 'sotRuNai vEdhiyan' (Qaij)gysa001 Gau,sluscin)(4.11.1). Due to God's grace, the rock rose again to the top of the sea and floated back like a boat to shore near thirup-pAdhirip-puliyUr (Dqw uTAAc yoDyyt). Later on, the pallava king leamed the truth, He repented for his actions and became a Siva devotee. getb-(Gurg)) — (Ua: airijgrT U5 FIO) 4.1L) Den pylons Bousuisis Berg) suresrousis Ourpmemsms Dobs1 Gureppd mar pss sppionoorts Ly uri oto uriss Aapyt Bhyirem wraig) ps ourusBon, usb UASa1 Asis sions Couhustr Bsn §) oursseussr Gursir smo 5 JHH5y UT G HSH owOsrips sia giomam Lp gi wt oBld Lmindepyd Baw gyonomr myo13) 510s PourusBan, AsrHwoIUPd Gauss Sei OurGonroreusir. ure Bors. 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