Procedures

All Saiva Texts in Tamil language comes within three categories they are
(1) Sasthiram
(2) Thothiram and
(3) Kappiyam

Meikand Sasthirangal gives a vivid explation about the great three aspects of Saivaims such as Pathy, Pasu, and Pasam

Thoththirangal are songs which praises His Almighty are His devotees. Purenas which describes in the form of stories about the blessings of God His Almighty and the history of His devotees are named a Kaappiyangal Thirumuraikal are spoken as Thoththirangal also. Among this the 12th Thirumurai Periapuranam remains as Kappiyam also.

The name of Thirumurai

“Thiru” means ‘Holy” Murai Means “Order” so it is easily understand at Thirumurai a holy literature in verse form speaking about the Grade God. It contains holy songs, well arranged and helps all songs who use this song in their prayers inorder and in regularity. It also explains the strong relationship between, God and the Souls. And it also can be explained Thirumuraikal the mind voice of the devotees prayer God to take them with Him.

How Thirumurai was formed

Nambiandar Namby a strong devotee of Shiva he was a porn bhramain a strong devotee of Thirunaraiyoor Pollappillaiar the processed a thorough knowledge of Meignanam. During the reign of Chola King Nambiandar Namby who ruled the entire Chola Nadu, requested Nambiandar Namby to collective Thevaram Thiruvasagam in the form a big Hindu Publication, to he used daily by all study devotees. The King advised Nambiandar Namby, to pray to Pollappillaiar and get all the Thevaram and Thiruvasagam as awhole Pollappillaiar to followed the King’s advice and prayed to Pollappillaiar to full fill his needs to fulfill the request of Nambiandar Namby Pollappillaiar guided Namby to get the holy Thevaram Thillai Sittambalam. Also Pillaiyar gave the details of the meaning and importance of all the Thevara Thiruvasagam and explained the life history of life history of the Meiyadiyarkal who sang all the above mentioned holy literature according to the request of Nambiandar the Chola King went to Chithambaram with Nambiandar Namby.

When the Chola King reached the holy Thalam Chithamparam he obliged the Bhramin priest to special Pooja to Chithambaram Nadesaperuman and a procession of the so called and when they opened the room when the Thevara Eedugal was saved it was found that a part of the Thevara Eedukal has been destroyed by wile aunts. The Kind fell very very sad and was as what do with the remains. At that time an Asareeri Vakku was heard, saying that to do the best with what and the apartment. The King understood it was the blessing and advice of Nadarasapperuman. The Kind than collected the so-called remains of the holy songs and there to be edited in the proper way by Nambiandar Namby.

The composition of the Thirumurai

According to therequest of the Chola King Nambiandar Nambyconfused the holy songs of Thevarams into six Thirumurai as follows:-

The 1st 3 Thirumurai consisted of all the Thevarams sung by Thirugnanasambandar. The 4th 5th containing that of Navukkarasar the 7th consisted Sunthara Moorthy Swamigal.

Thus all the seven Thirumurail lake to usage. These 7 Thirumuraigal was named as Adankanmurai. Lost but not least in infortant was the Thiruvasagam and Thirukkovayar sung by Manikkavasagar.

This was follows, the 9th Thirumurai containes the works of Thirumalikai Thevar, up to Sethurayar including Thiruvisaippa and Thiruppallandu formed the 9th Thirumurai. Following Thirumoolar’s Thirumanthiram as the 10th Thirumurai and Thiruvalaoudayar’s Thirumugappasuram for the 11th ,Thirumurai. The 11th Thirumurai also included all the rest of the Arulpakkal all their forms the 11th Thirumurai.

Punn Amaippu

The Chola Kings wanted all these holy composition to be sung sweetly and so he and Nambiyandar Namby prayed to His almighty and according to God’s Blessing a female singer from Thirumulakandayalppanar family accepted to do the sung. Even today she does this holy duty called Pannodu Isai Padal.

How the Thirumuraigal was preserved

The Chola King preserved all these Thirumurai songs by printing them in shield made of Copper and made arrangements thee songs must be sung daily in temples by able Musicians.

The 12th Thirumurai

According to the request of King Anapayacholan Seklar (Composed) the Thiruthondar Puranam to which Lord Shiva blessed with first line “Ulagellam Unarnthu” and it came out in the name Periyapuranam was launched in the presence of the King, Ministers and a good number of learned scholars. Thus the Panniruthirumuraikal came into usage from that period.

The details are as follows,

The period of Thirumuraigal

Thirumoolar who composed the 10th Thirumurai, Karaikaal Ammaiyar, Nakkeera devar, Kapiladevar, Paranadever and Kallaadadevar who composed the 11th Thirumurai and Manikkavasaga Peruman who composed the 8th Thirumurai belonged to a very early period says researchers. But so far the accurate period is not available Gnanasampanthar and Apparswamigal belonged to the same period. There is A.C. 7th century following, Sundaramoorthy Nayanar and Seraman Perumal Nayanar, both belonged to the same period i.e A.C 8th and 9th centurary. Iyadigal Kaadavarkoon was senior to Sundara Moorthy Nayanar, Paddinaththadigal belonged to a period between that of Suntharamoorthy Nayanar and Nambiyandar Namby. The later belonged to the 10th A.C Thirumaragal was composed in one. Sekelar’s Periya Punanam belongs to A. C 12th century.

The Importance of Specialty and Thirumuraigal

The entire Rishis who enjoyed the full blessings of Lord Shiva on (Veda which was composed of Manthiram and Thoththiras Thus the Thevara Thoththirangal songs by the devotees of Lord Shiva were again came into one as a Tamil Vedam.

Thevaram and Thiruvasagam can be described or explained as the essence of Thevara Thiruvasakangal says religious scholars Kasivasi Senthil |Natha Iyar has given an excellent review of the above mentioned religion songs. The songs Tamil Vetham is fill of piety and those who sing the same will be blessed with the feeling. Because the Nayanmarkal and Arularkal were blessed by God to sing such valuable religion songs. That is why there so called Arulalargal were able to do so many miracles. The Arulalargal’s miracles which were very holy were more than the miracles what the magician do with their Manthiras. Thus these Thirumurai Padalgal has got the power of creation, protection and distruction. They and at the same time Divine also they must be sung in the proper Pannisai, piety understanding the entire meaning of each and every word is it. Then only the singer the devotee will be fully blessed by the great Creator.

Thirumurai songs gives all ideas about the greatness of God, the blessings to all souls, also by singing the above holy songs, we pray to God to fulfill our needs and bless us with full containment. We have no change to commit when we sing the Thirumuragal, we can have mentioned the Thothirams and pray to His Almighty to protect us from all sins and request him also to bless us this birth and the birth to come by this kind of prayers we will be definitely blessed by our creator devotees who are blessed this are countless in number.

The Essential ideas found in Thirumurai

First of all they special the main things of our religion, Pathy, Pasu and Pasam. Also about correct paths that leads us to divinity ie. Chariyai, Kiriyai, Yoga and Gnanam there four help us in this birth and well as births to come. These are mainly and fully described in the so-called Saiva Siththantham.

It is easy to sting properly the Thirumuraigal rather than understand what all said in Panniru Choothras and Sasthiras.

All most all the of Thirumuraigal are explained and praised in Suntharar’s composition Thiruthondar Thakai Nambiyanda Nambigal in his 11th Thirumurai has described the greatness and piety of the above mentioned devotees in to his writings named “Thiruththodar, Thiruanthathy. The same time precious facts and historical are given in details in Thiruththondar Puranam by Sekklar Swamingal which is a great asset to all Hindus. The main three aspects given here are the importance and speciality of Thirumuraigal, its singers and the benefits of the same.

As the Saiva Texts are mentioned to be Vedas Aagam and Puranas, the 9th Thirumurai, Vetha Manthiras and Thothirangal, the 10th Thirumarai ie. The so-called Thirumoolar’s Thirumanthiram also speaks about Aagama. The 12th Thirumarai remains as Punanam. The 11th Thirumarai consists of Thoththirams and Pirapantham.

Benefits of Thirumurai Oothal

Thirugnanasambandhar describes all their holy songs “Thiruneriya Tamil” there “Thiru” – this term means Peerinbamukkthi. Thiruneri paves the way to Peerinbam as mentioned already in this “Thiruneriya Tamil” plays the most importance roll. The one who sings the Thirumuraigal must to pious, pure in heart and body. First of all, the Thevara Eedu or books must to pious in a holy place at the beginning end of Thirumurai that the singer should say Thirusittampala.

The specialty of Thirumuraigal

On the whole, Saiva Thirumuragal and purely based on Vetham and Agamangal. All the 12th Thirumaraigal can be compared in the 12 Rasis. Those composers of there Thirumuraigal and in total twenty seven in number similar to the 27 Nadchaththiras. There as scholars have contributed a great to Saivaism and it is growth. The beginning and end of the Thirumurailgal are specially meant to be sung during and after Prayers. Thirumanthiram is a “Sastra” compostion, Thiruthonda Puranam a “Kappia” Composition. Even then there are Thevarams as Thothiram amidst them. All these pious compositions of Thoththiras creates piety and enriches all who sings and listens to the same. These Panniru Thirumuraikal is definitely a religion to all Saivaists.