இலண்டன் சைவ மாநாடு (சிறப்புமலர்)
7வது சைவ மாநாடு இலண்டன் 2004
"The Pandiya king, who reined cattle-pasu and through the fire of God's
from Madhurai was completely under the
influence of Jains, during Sambandar's
period. Saivaism was forgotten in his land,
but his Queen, remained a devout Saivite.
Grace the desires of the embodied souls
are reduced to ashes. When we wear
Thiru-Neeru, we wear Shiva Shakti, the
love of God. Our forehead and other parts of
the body on which we wear Thiru-Neeru
becomes the sacred abode of Shiva Shakti.
The King took ill with severe stomach
pain. The best medicines of the renowned
doctors in the kingdom failed to alleviate his
pain. The treatment and mantras of the Jains
only increased the King's grief. The King
shouted for them to leave.
At that time the child saint Sambandar
was visiting Madurai. The worried Queen
persuaded the King to see Sambandar, who
had the power to cure his ailments. When
Sambandar arrived the Jains felt threatened
and started arguing. The King told them,
that instead of arguing, they should prove
their respective truth by curing his pain.
The Jains directed their mantras with the
feather broom on the left side of the King's
body whilst Sambandar smeared Holy Ash
on the right side.
The King's body instantly became cool
on the right side, but the pain on the left
burnt even more aggressively. The defeated
Jains were ordered by the King to leave.
Sambandar smeared the Holy Ash on the
left side too. The King was completely
cured. The King praised Smbandar with
folded hands on his head and thanked
him for rescuing him from the company of
undesirables."
Source
Thiru-Neeru is obtained by burning the
dung of cows, to ashes. According to Saiva
Siddhanta, the souls are referred to as
70
What is it's significance
We wear it on the forehead, which is the
centre of thoughts and on the chest, which is
the seat of feelings. If worn in the right
spirit, Thiru-Neeru induces untainted
thoughts and virtuous feelings.
Traditionally, it should be worn using
the three middle fingers of the right hand;
without dropping on the ground; looking
upwards and chanting 'Shiva, Shiva'; whilst
drawing the fingers from left to right.
The three lines are respectively Kriya
Shakti, Icha Shakti and Gnana Shakti. These
Shaktis are form of Parashakti.
If we wear the sacred ash in the right
way and the right spirit, our actions (Kriya),
desires (Icha) and understanding (Gnana)
get sublimated; no wrong desires or
thoughts can arise within us.
Every one of our Saints has sung in
praise of Thiru-Neeru and have also
exhorted to wearing it with great devotion.
Saint Manikavasakar says, "If desirous
of wearing Thiru-Neeru, wear it in
abundance. This abundance is a sign of our
real love for Parashakti".
Thiru-Neeru is a symbol of purity. In
applying the Holy Ash, we are symbolically
purifying our soul.
7
வது
சைவ
மாநாடு
இலண்டன்
2004
The
Pandiya
king
who
reined
cattle
-
pasu
and
through
the
fire
of
God's
from
Madhurai
was
completely
under
the
influence
of
Jains
during
Sambandar's
period
.
Saivaism
was
forgotten
in
his
land
but
his
Queen
remained
a
devout
Saivite
.
Grace
the
desires
of
the
embodied
souls
are
reduced
to
ashes
.
When
we
wear
Thiru
-
Neeru
we
wear
Shiva
Shakti
the
love
of
God
.
Our
forehead
and
other
parts
of
the
body
on
which
we
wear
Thiru
-
Neeru
becomes
the
sacred
abode
of
Shiva
Shakti
.
The
King
took
ill
with
severe
stomach
pain
.
The
best
medicines
of
the
renowned
doctors
in
the
kingdom
failed
to
alleviate
his
pain
.
The
treatment
and
mantras
of
the
Jains
only
increased
the
King's
grief
.
The
King
shouted
for
them
to
leave
.
At
that
time
the
child
saint
Sambandar
was
visiting
Madurai
.
The
worried
Queen
persuaded
the
King
to
see
Sambandar
who
had
the
power
to
cure
his
ailments
.
When
Sambandar
arrived
the
Jains
felt
threatened
and
started
arguing
.
The
King
told
them
that
instead
of
arguing
they
should
prove
their
respective
truth
by
curing
his
pain
.
The
Jains
directed
their
mantras
with
the
feather
broom
on
the
left
side
of
the
King's
body
whilst
Sambandar
smeared
Holy
Ash
on
the
right
side
.
The
King's
body
instantly
became
cool
on
the
right
side
but
the
pain
on
the
left
burnt
even
more
aggressively
.
The
defeated
Jains
were
ordered
by
the
King
to
leave
.
Sambandar
smeared
the
Holy
Ash
on
the
left
side
too
.
The
King
was
completely
cured
.
The
King
praised
Smbandar
with
folded
hands
on
his
head
and
thanked
him
for
rescuing
him
from
the
company
of
undesirables
.
Source
Thiru
-
Neeru
is
obtained
by
burning
the
dung
of
cows
to
ashes
.
According
to
Saiva
Siddhanta
the
souls
are
referred
to
as
70
What
is
it's
significance
We
wear
it
on
the
forehead
which
is
the
centre
of
thoughts
and
on
the
chest
which
is
the
seat
of
feelings
.
If
worn
in
the
right
spirit
Thiru
-
Neeru
induces
untainted
thoughts
and
virtuous
feelings
.
Traditionally
it
should
be
worn
using
the
three
middle
fingers
of
the
right
hand
;
without
dropping
on
the
ground
;
looking
upwards
and
chanting
'
Shiva
Shiva
'
;
whilst
drawing
the
fingers
from
left
to
right
.
The
three
lines
are
respectively
Kriya
Shakti
Icha
Shakti
and
Gnana
Shakti
.
These
Shaktis
are
form
of
Parashakti
.
If
we
wear
the
sacred
ash
in
the
right
way
and
the
right
spirit
our
actions
(
Kriya
)
desires
(
Icha
)
and
understanding
(
Gnana
)
get
sublimated
;
no
wrong
desires
or
thoughts
can
arise
within
us
.
Every
one
of
our
Saints
has
sung
in
praise
of
Thiru
-
Neeru
and
have
also
exhorted
to
wearing
it
with
great
devotion
.
Saint
Manikavasakar
says
If
desirous
of
wearing
Thiru
-
Neeru
wear
it
in
abundance
.
This
abundance
is
a
sign
of
our
real
love
for
Parashakti
.
Thiru
-
Neeru
is
a
symbol
of
purity
.
In
applying
the
Holy
Ash
we
are
symbolically
purifying
our
soul
.