Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam talks of Lord Siva’s kindness towards pigs that had been orphaned and sparrows tormented by big birds. The Lord’s kindness towards the weak is legendary.
Sage Paranjothi, author of Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam, marvels at this quality of the Lord, said T.Rajarathinam, in a discourse. The sparrows that he writes about in Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam
say that Lord Siva goes in search of the weak and infirm,
so that He can help them. Will a God who heeds the
cries of the common sparrow not heed the cries of His devotees?
A God who roots for the humble, is naturally
pleased with simple worship, and does not ask for elaborate
rituals or grand worship. Saint Thirumoolar says we can do
very simple things to earn His mercy and goodwill. Thirumoolar
says that we should offer some grass to a cow. When
we eat, we must share our food with others. We must speak
to others with graciousness.
Pamban Swami says there are easy paths to moksha. One
can recite a few verses of Thevaram. Or one can serve the
devotees of Lord Siva. Or one can listen to religious discourses
about Lord Siva. One can observe religious occasions
related to Lord Siva and Lord Shanmukha. One can
sing verses that praise the Lord. Or one can recite mantras
that invoke Lord Siva or Lord Shanmukha. One should sport
sacred ash on one’s forehead.
Pamban Swami further says one can be respectful towards
one’s spiritual guru and attain moksha thereby. Many
people have attained moksha this way, according to Pamban
Swami. Thus saints have pointed to us that the way to moksha
is not difficult, and that once we do the right things,
which are all very easy to follow, then we are assured of
moksha.
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