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 3.2.7
Tamil text and transliteration:
எஞ்ஞான்றும் நாம் இருந்து இருந்து இரங்கி நெஞ்சே!
மெய்ஞ்ஞானம் இன்றி வினை இயல் பிறப்பு அழுந்தி,
எஞ்ஞான்றும் எங்கும் ஒழிவு அற நிறைந்து நின்ற,
மெய்ஞ் ஞானச் சோதிக் கண்ணனை மேவுதுமே?
eññāṉṟum nām iruntu iruntu iraṅki neñcē!
meyññāṉam iṉṟi viṉai iyal piṟappu aḻunti,
eññāṉṟum eṅkum oḻivu aṟa niṟaintu niṉṟa,
meyñ ñāṉac cōtik kaṇṇaṉai mēvutumē?
English translation of verse 3.2.7:
My mind, sunk deep in ignorance and sin
We have been journeying thro’ births for ever;
Shall we ever attain Kaṇṇaṉ,
The lustrous Lord omniscient, who for ever pervades all over?
Note
Mention of the Lord’s resplendent feet, in the preceding song, set the Āḻvār’s mind throbbing for them and now the Āḻvār hastens to disabuse his mind, sunk deep in age-long ignorance and accumulated sins, of its ill-conceived ambition.