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Mupporul Vilakkam (முப்பொருள் விளக்கம்)

Tamil

Mupporul Vilakkam (முப்பொருள் விளக்கம்) — a Shaiva Siddhanta exposition of the three fundamental realities: pati (the Lord), pasu (the soul) and pasam (bondage). Presented topic by topic with the Tamil text and an English translation for each passage.

Chapters (128)

  1. 1.Explanation of the Three Fundamental Entities
  2. 2.The Reality of the Lord
  3. 3.Characteristics of the Essential Nature
  4. 4.The Threefold Divine Body
  5. 5.The Ninefold Distinction
  6. 6.The Differentiation of the Shaktis
  7. 7.The Form with Formlessness
  8. 8.Sādākhya
  9. 9.The Shaiva Religious Path
  10. 10.The anthropomorphic sacred form
  11. 11.Angabhedam
  12. 12.The Blue-Throated One
  13. 13.The Three Eyes
  14. 14.The form of Sadashiva
  15. 15.The Moon
  16. 16.Ganga
  17. 17.Trident
  18. 18.The bull as His vehicle
  19. 19.The Explanation of Truth
  20. 20.Forms of Maheshvara
  21. 21.The Form of Mantra
  22. 22.The Eightfold Form
  23. 23.Lord Shiva
  24. 24.Sakthibetham
  25. 25.The soul is not equal to Shiva
  26. 26.The manifest form
  27. 27.The Three Causes
  28. 28.The Five Divine Acts
  29. 29.Maturation of Karma Mala
  30. 30.Maturation of Anava Mala
  31. 31.The maturation of the māyā mala
  32. 32.The Eight Attributes
  33. 33.Definition of the Soul
  34. 34.The Nature of Pāśa
  35. 35.Tirodhanashakti
  36. 36.Pure Māyā
  37. 37.The four kinds of speech
  38. 38.The definition of impure maya
  39. 39.The Nature of Karma
  40. 40.The three impurities are also anādi
  41. 41.Adhidaivika
  42. 42.Adhyatmika
  43. 43.Adhibhautika
  44. 44.Bestowing benefits
  45. 45.Mayeyam
  46. 46.The Tattva of Time
  47. 47.The Tattva of Necessity
  48. 48.The Tattva of Kalā
  49. 49.The Tattva of Vidyā
  50. 50.Raga-tattva
  51. 51.The Puruṣa Tattva
  52. 52.Prakṛti Māyā
  53. 53.Rajasic qualities — 9
  54. 54.Tamasic qualities — 9
  55. 55.Types of instruments
  56. 56.The Classification of the Five Elements
  57. 57.The External Instruments: Sixty
  58. 58.The function of Earth:
  59. 59.The effects of water:
  60. 60.The functions of Vayu:
  61. 61.The number of impurities
  62. 62.The sheath-body
  63. 63.The Guṇa body
  64. 64.The subtle body
  65. 65.The gross body
  66. 66.The Five Koshas
  67. 67.Tirukkuṟuntokai
  68. 68.The effect-universe
  69. 69.Asit — Asat
  70. 70.Explanation of the Three Categories
  71. 71.The Definition of the Lord Who Provides Assistance
  72. 72.The Soul as Sat-Asat
  73. 73.Shiva is the Most Subtle Consciousness
  74. 74.The class of souls
  75. 75.Vijnanakalars
  76. 76.The Sakalars
  77. 77.The Equipoise of the Two Kinds of Karma
  78. 78.The Ripening of the Impurities
  79. 79.Śakti-nipātam
  80. 80.The Nature of Initiation
  81. 81.Nayana Diksha
  82. 82.Vāsaka Dīkaivē
  83. 83.Mānata Dīkṣā
  84. 84.Śāstra Dīkṣā
  85. 85.Yoga Initiation
  86. 86.Auttiri conclusion
  87. 87.Kriyāvati Dīkṣā
  88. 88.Jnanavati Diksha
  89. 89.Nirbija Diksha
  90. 90.External-External Religion
  91. 91.External religion
  92. 92.Internal-external religion
  93. 93.Internal Religions
  94. 94.The State of Liberation
  95. 95.True Liberation
  96. 96.The Order of Instruction
  97. 97.Having four padas
  98. 98.Types of Trees
  99. 99.Types of Creepers
  100. 100.Aquatic Flowers
  101. 101.Sweeping the temple floor
  102. 102.Plastering the Temple Floor
  103. 103.Burning Incense
  104. 104.Lighting the Sacred Lamp
  105. 105.A devotee of Shiva
  106. 106.The Shaiva religious path
  107. 107.Those who sever the fivefold bondage
  108. 108.Thayumanavar
  109. 109.Abhishekam
  110. 110.Sandalwood paste
  111. 111.The Fruit of Shiva Worship
  112. 112.Explanation of the Three Fundamental Realities
  113. 113.The Definition and Benefits of Yogic Practice
  114. 114.The nature of Shiva-knowledge
  115. 115.The Nature of Those Established in Gnosis,
  116. 116.Their types and states
  117. 117.Knowledge of the Lord
  118. 118.Pasa Jnana and Pasu Jnana
  119. 119.The Greatness of Pati Jnana
  120. 120.The Sacred Five Letters,
  121. 121.Possession of Love
  122. 122.Explanation of the Three Fundamental Entities
  123. 123.Symbols of Shiva
  124. 124.Vibhuti
  125. 125.Rudraksha
  126. 126.To the Primordial One
  127. 127.Guru, Linga, and Sangama
  128. 128.Notes (குறிப்புரை)