Thiruvempavai- 7

அன்னே இவையுஞ் சிலவோ பல அமரர்
உன்னற்கு அரியான் ஒருவன் இருஞ்சீரான்
சின்னங்கள் கேட்பச் சிவனென்றே வாய்திறப்பாய்
தென்னா என்னா முன்னம் தீசேர் மெழுகுஒப்பாய்
என்னானை என்அரையன் இன்னமுது என்று எல்லோமும்
சொன்னோம்கேள் வெவ்வேறாய் இன்னம் துயிலுதியோ
வன்னெஞ்சப் பேதையர்போல் வாளா கிடத்தியால்
என்னே துயிலின் பரிசேலோர் எம்பாவாய்.

anne ivaiyuñ silavo pala amarar
unnarku ariyān oruvan iruñcīrān
cinnaṅkal keṭpa sivanenre vāitirappāi
tennā ennā munnam tīcer melugoppāi
ennānai enaraiyan innamudu enru ellomum
connomkel veverāi innam tuyiludiyo
vanneñcapedaiyarpol vālā kidattiyāl
enne tuyilin paricelor empāvāi.

Little mother ours, is it a play? Our lord is not knowable even to the celestial Devās, He is beauty personified. Simply by hearing or seeing things identified with Him you would say "Śiva, Śiva!". Even before somebody finishes saying "Oh lord of south!" you would melt like wax. Now we are praising Him, in front of you telling “Our Father!”, “Our King!”, “Our sweet Lord!", But you are still asleep. Even you are lying on bed like the stone-hearted young ladies. Oh lady, how powerful is this sleep?

The friends sing about lord Śiva so that the sleeping girl can hear it and wake up. Her friends know her very well, she would say "Śiva! Śiva!" If she sees something related to Śiva, as Seramān Perumāl Nayanār. Despite the fact that he was a King, he fell and touched the feet of a man whose body was covered by the white powder used to wash clothes. The white powder is nothing but holy ash to Nayanār, and that person is a devotee of Śiva. Even before someone completes saying "Thenādudaiya Śivane Potri" (Obeisance to Lord Śiva of south) she would melt like wax. This is her love. But now, the friends are loudly singing the glories of Mahādeva yet the girl is asleep. Now they know how powerful the sleep (Pāśa/Bondage) is.

Every girl who is sleeping is a devotee, it's not like they are lying about their devotion or not devoted to Śiva. But they are still attracted towards the material world. As said in third Pāsuram, they are all new devotees, they are just starting their journey towards Śiva. Mānikkavāsagar (The friend) awakens us (The sleeping girls) and tells us that the only truth is the roseate feet of Parameśvara.

Thenādudaiya Śivane Potri!

Hara! Hara!

Yours,

Śivapādahṛdaya.

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