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 2.2.6
Tamil text and transliteration:
எவரும் யாவையும் எல்லாப் பொருளும்,
கவர்வு இன்றித் தன்னுள் ஒடுங்க நின்ற,
பவர் கொள் ஞான வெள்ளச் சுடர் மூர்த்தி,
அவர் எம் ஆழி அம் பள்ளியாரே,
evarum yāvaiyum ellāp poruḷum,
kavarvu iṉṟit taṉṉuḷ oṭuṅka niṉṟa,
pavar koḷ ñāṉa veḷḷac cuṭar mūrtti,
avar em āḻi am paḷḷiyārē,
English translation of verse 2.2.6:
He Who, in His stomach, holds with case,
The sentient beings, the non-sentient things and all these,
Is the lovely Lord, of Knowledge immense;
Dear to me, He of exquisite form lies on the watery expanse.
Note
This may refer either to the Lord reclining on the milk-ocean or on the watery expanse, during the deluge.