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 9.10.8
Tamil text and transliteration:
அணியன்ஆகும் தனதாள் அடைந்தார்க்குஎல்லாம்
பிணியும்சாரா பிறவிகெடுத்துஆளும்
மணிபொன் ஏய்ந்தமதிள்சூழ் திருக்கண்ணரம்
பணிமின் நாளும் பரமேட்டிதன் பாதமே
aṇiyaṉākum taṉatāḷ aṭaintārkkuellām
piṇiyumcārā piṟavikeṭuttuāḷum
maṇipoṉ ēyntamatiḷcūḻ tirukkaṇṇaram
paṇimiṉ nāḷum paramēṭṭitaṉ pātamē
English translation of verse 9.10.8:
May You for ever adore the lovely feet of the Supreme Lord
At holy Tirukkaṇṇapuram, enclosed by walls, with gold and ruby laid,
Him that is near at hand to those that lovingly worship
His pair of feet and thus the dreadful cycle of birth escape,
Rid of all ills and evils that dare not clasp you any more.
Notes:
The loving worship, referred to here, is the disinterested love of God, with no personal ends in view, which culminates in the highest reward, namely, possession of God Himself. Unto such votaries, the Lord is ever close and easily accessible and the natural corollary to this state is the riddance of their ills and evils, one and all, including the dreadful cycle of birth and death. Tirukkaṇṇapuram, the holy centre on Earth, looms like a Heavenly spot, set with gold, gems and rubies, in the eyes of the Saint.