Importance of shiva nama(சிவ நாம  மேன்மை )

STORY

                                           Once upon a time there lived a king, once he was travellling in his horse-chariot... when the chariot was speeding up, a pasu (kamadhenu, cow) came in front of it, hit by the chariot, the cow died on the spot. since the kings in the earlier times were righteous, purified, he was filled with sorrow and immediately he descended from the chariot. 

                                         Seeing the cow his heart melted, his eyes filled with tears, he felt guilty. "oh my god. ive done a sin." exclaimed the king. stopping the chariot at that place it self, he went inside the forest to meet a rishi(sage) ashram.TO search for repentance(praayashchittam for this sin) he searched. he noticed an ashram, inside he saw that there was  only rishiputra inside  the ashram, he said the sorrowful incident and asked what he can do to wash away the sin...

                                    That rishiputran tells," oh king! go to a place when 4 roads meet, cry for forgiveness loudly and tell this mantra SIVA SIVA SIVA 3 times.. then your sin will be washed away.."  HEARING this the king came towards his chariot, that time he met the rishi there... "oh king! can i know the reason for your arrival" said the rishi.   "Oh rishi! i came here to meet you only... since i had  done a sin(and described it)""i came to your ashram to meet you only, but i met you son and knew the parihaaram(solution)""your kumaaran said me the parihaaram."so i am going forward to perform it".

                         The rishi asked what the solution was.the king tells "he tells that his son said the king to tell SIVA SIVA SIVA 3 times"  THE RISHI GOT ANGRY "did that sinner tell like that!!!!,  if you recite the SIVA mantram once itself, the sins performed in your whole life will be washed away, i think my son, the rishiputra doesnt know the value of SIVA mantra" said the rishi.

The king understood the value of SIVA mantra.

               Such great is siva mantra. from this we understand that , if we place one pure(true) step towards the God, He comes 3 times faster towards us.

                                        OM NAMA SHIVAYA