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Origin & Story

Thiruvasagam — Sivapuranam (opening lines), Tirumurai 8, by Manikkavacakar (Tamil, c. 9th century CE) · Manikkavacakar (Nayanar / Saiva saint) · Tamil Bhakti era (c. 9th century CE)

Manikkavacakar was a learned minister of the Pandya kingdom sent to buy horses, who instead met Lord Shiva seated as a Guru beneath a kurundai tree at Tirupperundurai. Overwhelmed, he renounced the world and poured out the hymns of the Thiruvasagam in ecstatic love. The Sivapuranam, its first hymn, sets out the whole path of grace, beginning with the praise of the holy name and the Lord's feet.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that Lord Shiva Himself, in the form of a Brahmin scribe, came and wrote down the Thiruvasagam from Manikkavacakar's lips at Chidambaram and signed it; in the morning the priests found the manuscript on the temple steps in the Lord's own hand, bearing His seal — a testimony to the divine origin of these hymns.

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Verse 1

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌾𑌅𑌌𑌕 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌕 𑌇𑌮𑍈𑌪𑍍𑌪𑍋̀𑌌𑌉𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌏̀𑌨𑍍 𑌨𑍇̀𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌨𑍀𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌕 𑌕𑍋𑌕𑌌𑌇 𑌆𑌣𑍍𑌟 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌕 𑌆𑌕𑌮𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌕𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌕 𑌏𑌕𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌨𑍍 𑌇𑌰𑍈𑌵𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌟𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌕

namachivāya vāazhka nāthanthāḷ vāzhka imaippozhudhum en neñjil nīngādhān thāḷvāzhka kōkazhi āṇḍa gurumaṇithan thāḷvāzhka āgamam āginanṟu aṇṇippān thāḷvāzhka ēkan anēkan iṟaivan aḍivāzhka

Meaning:These are the famous opening lines of the Sivapuranam, the first hymn of the Thiruvasagam, by the saint Manikkavacakar.

Verse 2

𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍇̀𑌟𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌟 𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌟𑌿𑌵𑍇̀𑌲𑍍𑌕 𑌪𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌞𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌳𑍍 𑌵𑍇̀𑌲𑍍𑌕 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍂𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌳𑍍 𑌵𑍇̀𑌲𑍍𑌕 𑌕𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌉𑌳𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌿𑌌𑌉𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌳𑍍 𑌵𑍇̀𑌲𑍍𑌕 𑌸𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌓𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍀𑌰𑍋𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌵𑍇̀𑌲𑍍𑌕

vēgam keḍuththāṇḍa vēndhan aḍivelka piṟappaṟukkum piññakanthan peykazhalgaḷ velka puṟaththārkkuch sēyōn than pūngazhalgaḷ velka karangkuvivār uḷmagizhum kōnkazhalgaḷ velka siramkuvivār ōnguvikkum sīrōn kazhalvelka

Meaning:May the sacred name 'Namasivaya' flourish; may the feet of the Lord flourish! May the feet of Him who never leaves my heart even for an instant flourish! May the feet of the jewel-Guru who graced me at Kokazhi (Tirupperundurai) flourish! May the feet of Him who, being the very Agamas, draws sweetly near to His own flourish! May the feet of the Lord who is One and yet the many flourish!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌕🔊namachivāya vāzhkaMay the (sacred five-syllabled name) 'Namasivaya' flourish / live in glory.
𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌳𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌌𑌕🔊nāthanthāḷ vāzhkaMay the feet of the Lord (Natha) flourish.
𑌇𑌮𑍈𑌪𑍍𑌪𑍋̀𑌌𑌉𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊imaippozhudhumEven for the blink of an eye / for an instant.
𑌏̀𑌨𑍍 𑌨𑍇̀𑌞𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌲𑍍 𑌨𑍀𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊en neñjil nīngādhānHe who never leaves my heart (for even a moment).
𑌕𑍋𑌕𑌌𑌇 𑌆𑌣𑍍𑌟 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌣𑌿🔊kōkazhi āṇḍa gurumaṇiThe jewel-Guru who ruled (graced) at Kokazhi (Tirupperundurai).
𑌆𑌕𑌮𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌕𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊āgamam āginanṟu aṇṇippānHe who, being the Agamas (scriptures) themselves, draws near (as sweetness) to His devotees.
𑌏𑌕𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌨𑍍 𑌇𑌰𑍈𑌵𑌨𑍍🔊ēkan anēkan iṟaivanThe Lord who is One, and yet many (the One who appears as the many).
𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍇̀𑌟𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌟 𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍍🔊vēgam keḍuththāṇḍa vēndhanThe King who destroyed (my) impetuous passions and took me into His rule.
𑌪𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌞𑌕𑌨𑍍🔊piṟappaṟukkum piññakanPinyakan (Shiva, the crowned one) who severs (the cycle of) birth.
𑌪𑍇̀𑌯𑍍𑌕𑌌𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌳𑍍 𑌵𑍇̀𑌲𑍍𑌕🔊peykazhalgaḷ velkaMay His worn anklet-adorned feet be victorious.
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌨𑍍🔊puṟaththārkkuch sēyōnHe who is far away (unreachable) to those outside (the path of devotion).
𑌕𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌉𑌳𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌿𑌌𑌉𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍋𑌨𑍍🔊karangkuvivār uḷmagizhum kōnThe King who rejoices in the hearts of those who fold their hands (in worship).
𑌸𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍 𑌓𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍀𑌰𑍋𑌨𑍍🔊siramkuvivār ōnguvikkum sīrōnThe glorious One who exalts (raises high) those who bow their heads to Him.

Benefits of Chanting Thiruvasagam — Sivapuranam (Namachivaya Vaazhga)

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Opens with the supreme Panchakshara mantra 'Namasivaya', the heart of all Saiva worship.

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The Sivapuranam is recited daily by Saivas as the foremost of Manikkavacakar's hymns, melting the heart in love of Shiva.

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Believed to purify the mind, dissolve the bondage of birth (samsara), and draw the grace of Shiva as Guru.

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Chanting it cultivates total surrender — praising the Lord's feet as the sole refuge and the destroyer of inner passions.

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Cherished in the saying that one whose heart does not melt at the Thiruvasagam will melt at no other scripture.

How to Chant Thiruvasagam — Sivapuranam (Namachivaya Vaazhga)

Repetitions1times
Best TimeEarly morning (Brahma muhurta), on Mondays, Pradosham, Thiruvathirai and during Shiva worship
FaceFacing the Shiva deity or east

Bathe, apply sacred ash (vibhuti) and sit before an image or lingam of Lord Shiva. Light a lamp and recite the Sivapuranam slowly with feeling, beginning 'Namachivaya Vaazhga'. The hymn is meant to be felt as much as recited — let the heart melt in love as you praise the feet of the Lord. Many recite the full Sivapuranam daily; these opening lines may be chanted as a complete invocation.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Thiruvasagam — Sivapuranam (Namachivaya Vaazhga) written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
The Thiruvasagam ('the sacred utterance') is a collection of Tamil Saiva devotional hymns by the 9th-century saint Manikkavacakar, forming part of the eighth Tirumurai. Renowned for its overwhelming emotional devotion, it is one of the most loved works of Tamil Saivism.
The Sivapuranam is the first hymn of the Thiruvasagam. Its title means 'the ancient sacred story of Shiva', and it opens with the famous lines 'Namachivaya Vaazhga, Naathan Thaal Vaazhga', invoking the five-syllabled name and the feet of the Lord. It is the most frequently recited portion of the Thiruvasagam.
Manikkavacakar ('he whose words are rubies') was a minister to a Pandya king who renounced everything when Lord Shiva appeared to him as a Guru at Tirupperundurai (Kokazhi). His ecstatic hymns, the Thiruvasagam and Thirukkovaiyar, are treasured among the supreme expressions of love for God in Tamil.
It is the opening line of the Sivapuranam and begins with the Panchakshara, the five-syllabled name of Shiva, calling for its eternal glory. As the first words of Manikkavacakar's most beloved hymn, it is cherished as a perfect benediction at the start of Shiva worship.

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