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Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.  Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation   5. Languages to reach the Lord For the devotees who are hesitantly waiting undecided which path to choose among those that can take one to the lord, our Saint Thirumoolar restates firmly what the Lord has said in the Bhagavat Geeta -- that all paths lead one to the lord. Now, our Saint talks about the different languages. He emphatically says that there is no text greater than the vedas. வேதத்தை விட்ட அறமில்லை வேதத்தின் ஓதத் தகும்அறம் எல்லாம் உள தர்க்க வாதத்தை விட்டு மதிஞர் வளமுற்ற வேதத்தை ஓதியே வீடுபெற் றார்களே.  1   He says "have no doubt" ( உள ).  He also goes on to show evidence that saints and scholars (மதிஞர்) reached the lord with this firm conviction. After saying this about the vedas, our Saint talks about the languages.  All languages are the words of the lord. Among the languages, the arguments such as one is  greater than the other or lower than the ...

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.  Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 3. Divine Qualities of the Lord  Afte r beginning his teachings with a prayer to the lord, now our Saint Thirumoolar starts with a praise on the qualities of the divine. தீயினும் வெய்யன் புனலினும் தண்ணியன் ஆயினும் ஈசன் அருளறி வாரில்லை சேயனும் அல்லன் அணியன்நல் அன்பர்க்குத் தாயினும் நல்லன் தாழ்சடை யோனே.  8   We know that Fire is capable of burning things. Water is cool. Our Saint says, that the Lord is capable of burning all our sins and obstacles but faster than fire. However, the lord  is also cooler than water when he showers his blessings.  தீயினும் வெய்யன் புனலினும் தண்ணியன் ஆயினும் ஈசன் அருளறி வாரில்லை The Lord is hotter or stronger than fire, he burns our sins; he is also cooler than water when he showers his blessings. Our saint Thirumoolar laments in the first two lines why people are not aware of this great qualities of the divine. Having stated that concern, he...