14. Live a simple life

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform. 

Thirumoolar Thavamozhi

Motivation

14. Live a simple life

 

Our Saint Thirumoolar sings beautifully to impress in hearts how fragile the extravagant living of man is !

Life is impermanent ! Therefore, as early as possible focus your attention on the divine. To make us realise this point, he sings and explains the impermanent nature of the worldly life.

 

மன்றத்தே நம்பி மாடம் எடுத்தது

மன்றத்தே நம்பி சிவிகைபெற் றேறினான்

மன்றத்தே நம்பி முக்கோடி வழங்கினான்

சென்றத்தா என்னத் திரிந்திலன் தானே.  7

 

மன்றம் – famous place where streets meet; having bought such a piece of land; நம்பி – our successful son; மாடம் எடுத்தது – built a palacial house; the accomplishment is described as a task using the word எடுத்தது

 

மன்றத்தே நம்பி மாடம் எடுத்தது

மன்றத்தே நம்பி சிவிகைபெற் றேறினான்

 

 

மன்றத்தே in a manner that many people can see him, in public places, he சிவிகைபெற் றேறினான் – went around in a palanquin.

 

 மன்றத்தே நம்பி முக்கோடி வழங்கினான்

He also became wealth, lived luxuriously and donated money – 3 crores worth of gold.

Like this he did many things that were noticeable to people around him


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சென்றத்தா என்னத் திரிந்திலன் தானே

 

சென்றத்தா என்ன – Our Saint uses this phrase to emphasize that the person did not respond to others crying and calling him by names “appa, amma”. The person could never return once he died!

 

This song is also written in a dramatic style.

 

Our sages say that the human body has 96 principles in it that work together. These 96 principles work only until the life force is within the body. As soon as the life force leaves, all these stop functioning. Or in another way, one is alive when these 96 principles are working ! Our Saint Thirumoolar sang about these very nicely.

 

முப்பதும் முப்பதும் முப்பத் தறுவரும்

செப்ப மதிளுடைக் கோட்டையுள் வாழ்பவர்

 

செப்ப மதிளுடைக் கோட்டையுள் the king’s palace with very beautiful walls; in this palace there are 96 servants working for him. They are namely 30, 30 and 36, a total of 96 workers.

 

As per yoga texts, the 96 principles are divided in to three levels of 30, 30, and 36 and they are responsible to ensure that various functions in our body, such as speaking, listening, eating food, digesting the food, and so on take place properly. Our sages called these as the 96 principles.  

 

Our saint praises these 96 principles by calling them servants!

 

 

செப்ப மதிளுடைக் கோட்டை சிதைந்தபின்

ஒப்ப அனைவரும் ஓட்டெடுத் தார்களே

சிதைந்தபின் when the life force leaves the body and the body falls down;

ஒப்ப அனைவரும் – all the 96 together; ஓட்டெடுத் தார்களே – ran away instantly; When the king expired, all his servants left running.

முப்பதும் முப்பதும் முப்பத் தறுவரும்

செப்ப மதிளுடைக் கோட்டையுள் வாழ்பவர்

செப்ப மதிளுடைக் கோட்டை சிதைந்தபின்

ஒப்ப அனைவரும் ஓட்டெடுத் தார்களே.  12

 

Only until the life force remains in the body, the 96 servants stay in the body and serve the master. Once the body dies, the servants will run and leave! Therefore, while the body is fit and alive,  we should aspire to realise the divine truth that is within the body. This is the unambiguous advise from our Saint Thirumoolar.  

 

To read other translated pages in these posts, see: Thirumoolar 

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