Ardra Nakshatra

Today the monks worshiped Siva Nataraja during the ardra nakshatra period of the day. An elaborate abhishekam was performed with milk, honey, herbs, rose water, chandanam, yogurt and coconuts.
Sunder thy desires. Sunder thy desires.
Sunder thy desires even unto the Lord.
The more the desires, the more the sorrows.
The more thou givest up,
The more thine bliss shall be.
A million times they are born and die;
In a million follies they forget this.
In the darkness of mala they are enveloped,
When, at last, the hidden grace of Siva
Bursts forth and chases away the night.
Then comes the moment for the soul to renounce,
And it then becomes a radiant Light.
Tirumantiram