This section is from the book "Studies In Saiva-Siddhanta", by J. M. Nallasvami Pillai. Also available from Amazon: Studies In Saiva-Siddhanta.
The second possibility lies in the fact that God is not knowledge alone. If He was so, we cannot know Him for certain. But as we have stated above, He is also all Love. It is in this Supreme fact that our salvation is based. This Love is in us, surrounds us on all sides, above, below, and all about us. His Love to us passes that of the mother, says Saint Manikka-vacagar.

No selfish want prompts His love. His Love was ever with us from our first beginning to the very end.

Who knows the Power of this Arul by which Omnipresence is secured? Who understands that this Love transmuted Herself into tasteful ambrosia?
Who thinks that this Love - permeates subtly the five great operations
(Panchakritya)? Who knows that this Love has eyes on all sides (is Omniscient).?"

Born in Love, Bred up in Love, Changing, and resting in Love, Fed in the Supreme ambrosia of Love, The Nandi entered me as Love."
The mother's love will not suffer, even if the child misbehaves and does not deserve it. If we will therefore return His love, then our salvation is secured.
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(With undying love, enters the Feet of Hara)
St. Tirumular sums up these foregoing facts in a beautiful verse.

Becoming one without being one nor two, Becoming freed of Samaya Nirakara, Ascending by the Grace of our Loving mother, And becoming Sivam is Siddhanta Siddhi.
 
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