Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation
by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar | 388,514 words
This is the English translation of the Tiruvaymoli (or, Thiruvaimozhi): An ancient Tamil text consisting of 1102 verses which were sung by the poet-saint Nammalvar as an expression of his devotion to Vishnu. Hence, it is an important devotional book in Vaishnavism. Nammalvar is one of the twelve traditional saints of Tamil Nadu (Southern India), kn...
Pasuram 1.8.5
Tamil text and transliteration:
வைகலும் வெண்ணெய், கைகலந்து உண்டான்,
பொய் கலவாது, என் மெய்கலந்தானே.
vaikalum veṇṇey, kaikalantu uṇṭāṉ,
poy kalavātu, eṉ meykalantāṉē.
English translation of verse 1.8.5:
The Lord stretched His hands as far as He could,
(Snatched) the butter and ate (as much as He liked);
Truly, He my body liked in that fashion
And there ensued the grand fusion.
Note
On the one hand, the Āḻvār goes into raptures in contemplation of the Lord’s auspicious attributes and, on the other, the Lord covets the Āḻvār’s body with the same avidity with which He swallowed butter in Gokula.