In the previous post we have seen that the Thirumantra book of 3000 songs has been categorized into ten parts. Also we have seen that under the Paayiram there are 156 songs in 13 categories. Today we shall see about the tantras.
First Tantra
Under this there are 166 songs categorized into 17 titles. In general it talks about the morale norms.
Second Tantra
Under this there are 208 songs categorized into 25 titles. It explains about Lord Siva and life.
Third Tantra
Under this there are 333 songs categorized into 21 titles. In this mostly we can find information related to yoga.
Fourth Tantra
Under this there are 530 songs categorized into 13 categories. In this the methods of worship are explained.
Fifth Tantra
Under this there are 154 songs categorized into 20 titles. It speaks about the idol wordhip, ritual worship, yoga and wisdom in Shaivism. .
Sixth Tantra
Under this there are 128 songs categorized into 14 titles. In this we can know about the appearance of guru, wisdom level, asceticism, austerity and greatness of viboodhi*.
Seventh Tantra
Under this there are 407 songs categorized into 30 categories. It explains about the six basis,six lingams, control over sense organs and bad behaviour.
Eighth Tantra
Under this there are 518 songs categorized into 33 categories. This explains about the philosophical doctrines, the actions of the sages and the mukkunam*.
Ninth Tantra
Under this there are 400 songs categorized into 22 categories. This tells about the appearance of guru, three kinds of panchatcharas, rising of wisdom and wishes. With this the Thirumantra completes.
Hence with the paayiram and the nine tantras, thirumantra totally contains 195 titles with 3081 songs.
One of the ways to attain the blessings of the guru is to read the thirumantra book on every morning. In the next post we shall see about information which has been written with hidden meaning in the thirumantra book and was maintained as secret till date.
*Viboodhi - the sacred ashes (used for Saivite mark)
*Mukkunam - thaamasam, rajaasam, sathveegam
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