Selected verses from the Tirumantiram
And together Perfection are;
She bestows Her Grace
On Her devotees;
Meditate on Her in Muladhara, where She is
Success indeed shall be
Your yogic feat in breath control [pranayama].
In the rapture of that union
My Father enters in love subtle;
...
My Mother Para Sakti
To the very marrow enters.
...
Your Mother and the timeless Father
Are there in union;
As your unerring guide for you Hereafter.
...
Of Herself She arose
This Mistress of Tattvas [elements]
...
Like a column of treacle
The light of Kundalini bright rises
...
When Grace of Sakti of True Knowledge enters,
They know the Jnana [wisdom of the Self]
That forever abides;
In the thoughts of those
Who intense, cherish Her,
She abides for sure.
...
She is in Jivas [individual souls],
Yet they know not the way to Her;
Into them that hold Her in their hearts,
She welled up from within
And like a bright lamp shed Her light.
...Kundalini Light through Central passage arose,
And into the Lotus in Sahasrara spread.
...
When the Lotus in Muladhara is roused,
The Lotus in Sahasrara blossoms.
...
Flew and spread in the rest of Adhara [supporting] Chakras;
And piercing Sahasrara shone bright;
Thus She pervaded in Chakras all.
...
She is the Mother Supreme
She is Manonmani
...
She utters the Vedas Four,
The great Goddess, the Shakti;
...
She holds in her Form
The One Lord of Worlds all,
She creates million, million universes vast
In Her Thought;
She is draped in Cosmic Light;
She beautifies all,
Her I stood adoring.
...
She is Fountain of Bliss Divine,
She is Beautiful,
...
She is Mount Kailas
That all Karma destroys
She forever uproots the Karmas
Of her devotees;
She is the Primal One.
...
She is damsel of sweet music,
She is tender vine of Void Limitless,
She is of fame infinite,
...
She drove away Maya
That transitory fame gives,
She of abiding fame,
In my heart entered.
...
Eternal existent is our Lord;
When at the beginning the worlds were created
She Our Para Sakti [Supreme Power] followed Him,
Through "Heaven and Earth"
And breathed life into creation all;
That verily was Sakti's Work.
"This"
and "That", they say, is God,
They know Him not, the True One
They know not,
Who ultimate liberation grants,
They know not
The Mother Great
That Grace confers;
Of muddled thinking they are.
They know Him not, the True One
They know not,
Who ultimate liberation grants,
They know not
The Mother Great
That Grace confers;
Of muddled thinking they are.
She
remained the Support-All,
Looking aloft to Her own Divine Light,
She spread Herself over Adharas [supporting Chakras] six;
She held the Vedic Truth in Her Thought;
She, the Mother Benevolent.
Looking aloft to Her own Divine Light,
She spread Herself over Adharas [supporting Chakras] six;
She held the Vedic Truth in Her Thought;
She, the Mother Benevolent.
The
Mother Benevolent with Her Spouse remained,
Sharing Her Half with Supreme God
Follow that Mother of Divine Light
And gain Her support;
All sorrows will see their end;
And you become blemishless Pure.
Sharing Her Half with Supreme God
Follow that Mother of Divine Light
And gain Her support;
All sorrows will see their end;
And you become blemishless Pure.
The
Lord of Spaces Vast
Abides in the loving heart of the Mother,
...
He shares Her in His Form;
And He from Her arises
Himself thus a woman too!
...
She is the great Truth of silence
She is graciousness high manifest
She is Pure Light
She is Manonmani Sakti;
The Blemishless Light espousing God
Entered in me and delighted me.
Abides in the loving heart of the Mother,
...
He shares Her in His Form;
And He from Her arises
Himself thus a woman too!
...
She is the great Truth of silence
She is graciousness high manifest
She is Pure Light
She is Manonmani Sakti;
The Blemishless Light espousing God
Entered in me and delighted me.
She
is Virgin of Delight
She is Sakti, Manonmani
As Woman She pervades the world
And supports it,
...
She is the Fountainhead of the Vedas
Her, the Lord in delight espoused.
She is Sakti, Manonmani
As Woman She pervades the world
And supports it,
...
She is the Fountainhead of the Vedas
Her, the Lord in delight espoused.
Beyond
description is the fiery sphere that envelops Her,
Beyond description it is even for bedazzled Jnanis
She is Supreme Mistress of unconquerable acts
She is Manonmani that is beyond grasp.
Beyond description it is even for bedazzled Jnanis
She is Supreme Mistress of unconquerable acts
She is Manonmani that is beyond grasp.
They
who reach Her, of Compassion Divine
Well may they be here on earth below
Yet regard them not as humans;
Divine are their qualities;
Serene is their composure
Higher than Celestials are they.
Well may they be here on earth below
Yet regard them not as humans;
Divine are their qualities;
Serene is their composure
Higher than Celestials are they.
It is
in Cranium within the head
Follow Her (Manonmani),
...
You shall reach Parasakti.
Follow Her (Manonmani),
...
You shall reach Parasakti.
And everywhere;
She resides within head;
...
She is Sakti that comes as Guru
Diverse indeed Her Forms, I perceived.
She is Yogini Sakti,
She cognizes life and as its support stands;
Of yore she joined the Lord in creative union
And became Bhoga Sakti;
And then She was Param [Supreme] Herself (Parasakti)
Undifferentiated from Siva.
Diverse indeed Her Forms, I perceived.
She is Yogini Sakti,
She cognizes life and as its support stands;
Of yore she joined the Lord in creative union
And became Bhoga Sakti;
And then She was Param [Supreme] Herself (Parasakti)
Undifferentiated from Siva.
The
Mother invaded my heart
And there resided
In perfect intense,
And in wonder abiding,
An in that Cranium Centre She was,
That, indeed, is union true.
And there resided
In perfect intense,
And in wonder abiding,
An in that Cranium Centre She was,
That, indeed, is union true.
This
and that - thus your desire runs
Get rid of it
Adore Her
And through Sushumna upward look
Well may you even Fate conquer,
She of the Flower in Sahasrara
...
Like the rays of the Sun
The Nada from the Moon Sphere arises,
From there it travels to the rood of tongue,
And thence to throat the light goes,
And then to region of heart
Whence arises the articulate sound,
For all this,
The source is the Moon Sphere
(Where Sakti is.)
Get rid of it
Adore Her
And through Sushumna upward look
Well may you even Fate conquer,
She of the Flower in Sahasrara
...
Like the rays of the Sun
The Nada from the Moon Sphere arises,
From there it travels to the rood of tongue,
And thence to throat the light goes,
And then to region of heart
Whence arises the articulate sound,
For all this,
The source is the Moon Sphere
(Where Sakti is.)
That
is the beginning and end of where She is
...
Changes indefinite it none has;
It is of infinite beauty
Reached by a Centered Mind,
It is a Centre that is fragrant dense
There was She born,
And there in divinity abides.
...
Changes indefinite it none has;
It is of infinite beauty
Reached by a Centered Mind,
It is a Centre that is fragrant dense
There was She born,
And there in divinity abides.
There
She abided, the bejewelled One
There She abided in Centre Finite
There She abided as Holy Way
There She abided as Bliss Infinite,
There She abided
All worlds praising Her
And yearning for Her;
There She abided, the Great Mother.
There She abided in Centre Finite
There She abided as Holy Way
There She abided as Bliss Infinite,
There She abided
All worlds praising Her
And yearning for Her;
There She abided, the Great Mother.
The
Mother and Her Handsome Spouse
Together embracing
Looked inward and out;
The Maya and the Five Sons
With their Saktis arising
Commenced their tasks respective
(Creation, Preservation, Dissolution, Obfuscation and Revealing Grace.)
Together embracing
Looked inward and out;
The Maya and the Five Sons
With their Saktis arising
Commenced their tasks respective
(Creation, Preservation, Dissolution, Obfuscation and Revealing Grace.)
With
rituals many, they tapas [austerities] perform
Let them meditate on Her within their body vessel,
The Kundalini light within
Ascending through Sushumna cavity
Will in Her Love subside.
Let them meditate on Her within their body vessel,
The Kundalini light within
Ascending through Sushumna cavity
Will in Her Love subside.
She
dwells in flowers [padmas/chakras] of Six Adharas
Make them unfold,
And the Primal Mantra in radiance arises,
Precious by far than pearl it is.
Make them unfold,
And the Primal Mantra in radiance arises,
Precious by far than pearl it is.
...
She abandons you not
Even if you forget Her;
She is Light within.
She abandons you not
Even if you forget Her;
She is Light within.
The
SIx Adharas lie concealed within,
There with the white Light of Kundalini Fire,
Siva-Sakti ... stands intimate mingled
There with the white Light of Kundalini Fire,
Siva-Sakti ... stands intimate mingled
...
Sakti is the Mother of Sadhaka (Yogi)
She is the Mistress of Mukti
This they know not,
And in vain, in other ways,
Their devotion went;
...
Who shall behold the Feet of that Holy One?
To them who seek Her Presence
And constant meditate
The Mother ... revealed Her Holy Feet, Lotus-like,
And placing them on their thoughts,
Blessed them with Her Grace.
Sakti is the Mother of Sadhaka (Yogi)
She is the Mistress of Mukti
This they know not,
And in vain, in other ways,
Their devotion went;
...
Who shall behold the Feet of that Holy One?
To them who seek Her Presence
And constant meditate
The Mother ... revealed Her Holy Feet, Lotus-like,
And placing them on their thoughts,
Blessed them with Her Grace.
Hold
Her in your thoughts,
Hold Her on your head,
Hold Her in your presence
Hold Her in Muladhara
Hold Her in meditation
Undistracted by worldy thoughts,
Hold Her in the mystic junction in cranium,
And into Samadhi enter."
Hold Her on your head,
Hold Her in your presence
Hold Her in Muladhara
Hold Her in meditation
Undistracted by worldy thoughts,
Hold Her in the mystic junction in cranium,
And into Samadhi enter."
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Tirumular (selected verses from the Tirumantiram)
