This is a composition in Sanskrit by Muthusamy Dikshitar. In this song, Dikshitar seeks refuge in the effulgence of Lord Shiva, the consort of Sivakami, through his blissful cosmic dance. He describes Lord Shiva as the one who is resplendent like the lustre of crores of Suns and who is well-known for protecting the weak and the down-trodden.
Lord Shiva is the one who has given the vision of his cosmic dance to the divine sages like Patanjali and Vyaagrapaada, is the one who is adept in bestowing bliss as well as salvation, and is the one who is worshipped as the form of the space within the heart of a yogi. He has the blue neck and is the one wearing the ganges and the moon. He is the basis of Kedhara and other temples. He wears the hide of a tiger and is like the divine ether. He is the Lord of the three thousand Brahmin sages and the Lord of the universe.
Dikshitar continues to portray Lord Shiva as the one whose heart is as soft as fresh butter, the ever-compassionate father of Lord Guruguha, the primordial one and the one whose praises is sung in the vedas. He is free of all desires, immeasurable and expounded the philosophy of advaita.
In conclusion, Dikshitar says that Lord Shiva is the one who derives pleasure in music and instruments and the one whose cosmic dance both causes and distinguishes the various questions about life and beyond.
The song is in the Raga Kedaram set to Misra Chapu Tala and is rendered by Nirmala Ramachandran.
