"Thirmanthiram" (Sadhasivahamam/Tamil classic/8000 years old), written by Saint Thirumoolar is in poetic form and has been translated by Swamiji into English (prose) for the Spiritual upliftment of the devotees and readers, very Little is known of the legendary sage Thirumoolar who is traditionally considered to be a Sivayogi hailing from the North and settled down in the South at Thriuve Vaduthurai, a small in Tamil Nadu.
The composition consists of 3000 verses and is divided into 9 Thanthras or chapters (Karanakamam, Kamigamam, Veerahamam, Sindhahamam, Vadhulahamam, Viyamalahamam, Kalotharahamam, Suprahamamam, Mahudahamam).
The splendid echo of the Rig-Veda dictum "Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudhta Vadhanti" (reality is one, though the sages speak of it variously). This non-sectarian approach to the ultimate reality is happily the Tradition of the south and as much as the north. Thirmanthiram is a Tamil Classical treasure and it insists on the Universal truths of our four Vedas and it is the extract of all Dharmas and principles of life. If one concentrates on this book thoroughly, then, there is nothing more to be realized, in the sense, it is considered to be the Tamil Veda and it is meant for all. Let us read and practice the principles of "Holy Thirumanthiram" and thus we make our life, to be saturated with the Eternal Bliss. |