HOLY SIVA SONGS

The monks continue almost daily work on the Siva songs of Saint Tayumanavar. Once in a while we wish we could share them all with you, and we will, once the book is published. In the meantime, here are two from yesterday's editing session.

Canto 40, Song 5
Alone, standing as the astounding pure void, if You call all lives to You and merge them in one inextricable mukti of unending bliss that we call God, will it diminish this play of Your manifold creation?

Song 6
Gathering universes all while losing not a single atom, You put them all into an atom. Gathering atoms all, You made them into universes vast. So mighty are You! Do what You will!

This art by our Kerala master is a section of a large canvas on Tayumanavar\

s life, describing the period where he traveled widely (often speaking in temples as he is here) sharing the teachings of Sivabhakti and Sivajnanam. '
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