Thiru Aasiriyam

SWAMI NAMMAZHWAR SNIPPETS ?
Part 2 TIRUVASIRIYAM
(Anbil Ramaswamy)
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Tiruvasiriyam is considered to be the essence of Yajur Vedam. In this, Swami
Nammazhwar, wonders why people do not realize their ultimate goal of Moksha
but waste their lives over futile things in life. He brings this out in the
Tiruvasiriyam Pasuram which means:

?The Lord created the entire universe. Once, He saved it by taking the form
of a wild boar. At the time of deluge, He kept the whole universe with all
its inhabitants in His tummy and when the time came, He released them for
another lease of life. He takes care of all the needs of everyone. When such
an all merciful Lord is there, it is intriguing why people ignore Him and
run after petty deities mentioned in some insignificant contexts in the
Saastras and thus are permanently condemned to the miserable cycle of
existence. It is like disregarding one?s own mother who gave birth and
celebrating a mere log of wood by giving it ceremonial bath and offering
even meat by killing creatures! They do so only in the false hope of
securing some evanescent worldly benefits. Though they may at first appear
pleasant, ultimately, they will lead to further misery by pushing them down
into the mire of Samsaara?

He feels sorry for such ignorant folk and exhorts them not to be misled but
to return to the royal road to MOksha viz Devotion to Lord Narayana.