Скачать или смотреть Eppōdum Iṟaiyum Maṟavādu Nīr – Grace of Lord Śiva of Tiruvārūr. Saint Appar Swami.

This profound Tevaram hymn by Thirunāvukkarasar (Appar) is a moving exhortation to never forget Lord Śiva, even for the briefest moment. The poet praises Śiva as the One worshipped by Brahmā at all three times of day, radiant like refined gold, and infinitely compassionate—granting fearlessness to the soul at the very moment of death.

Set in the sacred kṣetra of Tiruvārūr (Ārūr), the hymn vividly portrays Śiva’s ascetic and cosmic form: bearing the crescent moon, wearing sacred ash, roaming the cremation ground, riding the bull, holding fire, skull, axe, and deer, and dancing in the depths of night. United with Umā as His divine half, He stands as both the austere renunciant and the boundless protector of the universe.

Through rich imagery and deep bhakti, Appar reminds the devotee that remembrance of Śiva is itself liberation, and that the Lord of Tiruvārūr is the refuge sought even by the gods.