Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiru Alala Sundarar was a
passionate devotee of Lord Shiva relentlessly served Lord at Thiru Kailayam/Mount
Kailash. It was the will of Lord Shiva
to send Alala Sundara on Earth. Once,
Alala Sundarar was immersed in plucking fresh flowers for the worship of Lord
was distracted by two young maidens and deviated from his work eventually caused him to undergo the curse of
Lord Shiva. Due to the curse Alala
Sundarar was born to a pious Brahmin couple who lived in Thirunavallur,
Thirumunaipadi. These couples Chadayanar
and Isaignani Ammayar were zealous devotees of Lord Shiva, they named the child
Nambiyaroor. At the right age of
marriage Nambiyaroor was decided to marry
Shadangavi, during the time of marriage ceremony Lord Shiva appeared in the
form of an old Brahmin as promised earlier to Alala Sundarar and declared that
Nambiyaroor was owned by him, it created heated argument between the two. Further, the argument was settled in
Thiruvennainallur , the old Brahmin ordered Nambiyaroor to sing. Thus, Nambiyaroor sung praising the supreme
Lord Shiva as ‘Piththa’/Crazy in his verses.
Oh! Supreme Lord Shiva, Oh!
Piththa, who is glorious and decked the crescent moon on matted hair locks, dwells
in the shrine of Thiruvaduthurai in Thiruvennainallur located on the river
banks of Pennayar resides in my heart as well, consequently you have saved me
and made me to bear in mind that I am your servant always. Pardon me for the blunder, publicly refused
to accept you as my Master.
Piththa Pirai Soodi Perumaney
Arulala
Yeththan Maravathey Ninaikindren
Manathulley
Vaiththai Pennai Thenpal
Vennainallurooduraiyul
Aththa Unakkalai Ini
Allennenalamey
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
