Chapter 9
Thiruchirupuliyur - (கள்ளம் மனம்)
திருச்சிறுபுலியூர்
The presiding deity of Thiruchirupuliyur is Arulmakadal, and the Thayar is Thirumamagal Nachiyar. The āzhvār advises us to worship Lord Arulmakadal for our salvation.
திருச்சிறுபுலியூர்ப் பெருமானின் திருப்பெயர் அருள்மாகடல் தாயார் திருமாமகள் நாச்சியார். அருள்மாகடல் நாயகனைத் தொழுது உய்யுமாறு நமக்கு ஆழ்வார் ஈண்டு அறிவுரை கூறியுள்ளனர்.
Verses: 1628 to 1637
Grammar: Kaliviruththam / கலிவிருத்தம்
Recital benefits: Will not get affected by the results of karma
- Verse 1:
1628. O devotees! Think of removing evil thoughts from your mind and worship the ankleted feet of the lord who stays in your heart and in the temple Salasayanam in Chirupuliyur where the clear waves of the ocean bring shining jewels and spread them on the beaches. Think of him. - Verse 2:
1629. Do not listen to the preaching of the Jains who vow to wander on the streets and beg for rice and porridge. Come and worship the feet of the god, the dwarf who stays in the temple in Salasayanam in Chirupuliyur where renowned Vediyars recite the Vedās and worship his feet. - Verse 3:
1630. O devotees, worship the lord and he will remove your bad karmā. I think of nothing even for moment except the feet of the god of Salasayanam temple in Chirupuliyur surrounded with water, fields, and groves where winged bees swarm. - Verse 4:
1631. Thirumāl, the lord of Indra the king of gods, who keeps with him the axe-carrying Shivā with the moon that floats in the sky in his matted hair - stays in the temple Salasayanam in Chirupuliyur surrounded with groves dripping with honey. I do not know anything but the feet of him, the cowherd. - Verse 5:
1632. The place where the gods in the sky come to pray and say, “Our father, give us your grace so we will not reach cruel hell” is the temple of Salasayanam in Chirupuliyur where lovely lotuses bloom in rolling waters. O lord with lovely lotus feet, give me, your slave, your grace. - Verse 6:
1633. He stays in the temple Salasayanam in Chirupuliyur surrounded with flourishing fields where dark neelam, ambal and lotus flowers bloom with kazhyneer flowers like the beautiful eyes, mouths and faces of lovely women. If devotees worship the god and bow to his divine feet they will not know trouble. - Verse 7:
1634. O Māyan, you stay in the cool Thirumālirunjolai hills that rise to the sky. Tell me, are you in the four Vedās? Are you in the temple Salasayanam in Chirupuliyur where Vediyars make fire for their sacrifices? Are you in the hearts of your devotees? I do not know. - Verse 8:
1635. O lord, you are pure. You rest on five-headed Adishesha on the ocean and in the temple Salasayanam in Chirupuliyur where parrots repeat the words that beautiful girls teach them. I want to control my mind that dwells on women with lined kohl-darkened eyes that are like lovely neelam blossoms and so I come to worship your ankleted feet to escape my desire. - Verse 9:
1636. You have the color of a lovely dark cloud, the form of fire, of cool water, of a large mountain and of all other things, and you have your own form that no one else has. You, sweet as the nectar in the milky ocean, stay in the temple Salasayanam in Chirupuliyur embracing Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. Your feet are my refuge. - Verse 10:
1637. Kaliyan the chief of Thirumangai surrounded with flourishing fields composed a Tamil garland of pāsurams with music, praising the dark cloud-colored god of the gods of the Salasayanam temple in Chirupuliyur that has long beautiful streets. If devotees recite these pāsurams and worship the lord the results of their karmā will be removed.