Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)

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This is the English translation of the Tirumantiram by Thirumular—a Tamil work belonging to the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition which was likely composed between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE. It forms the tenth volume of the Tirumurai and explores the spiritual philosophy of the Shaiva Agamas in over three thousand verses. The work also stands as a prof...

Tamil text and transliteration:

அருள்தரும் ஆயமும் அத்தனும் தம்மில்,
ஒருவனை ஈன்றவர் உள்ளுறும் மாயை,
திரிமலம் நீங்கிச் சிவாயஎன்று ஓதும்,
அருவினை தீர்fப்பதும் அவ்வெழுத் தாமே.

aruḷtarum āyamum attaṉum tammil,
oruvaṉai īṉṟavar uḷḷuṟum māyai,
tirimalam nīṅkic civāyaeṉṟu ōtum,
aruviṉai tīrfppatum avveḻut tāmē.

English translation of verse 2714:

The Sakti that Grace confers,
And the Lord with Her inseparate,
Together as Siva-Sakti roused Jiva to life;
When you contemplate on Si Va Ya;
Then the Maya within and the rest of Malas three are rid;
That Si Va Ya destroys the hard Karmas too.

Comments (in Tamil)

திருமந்திரம் > ஒன்பதாம் தந்திரம் > 6. சூக்கும பஞ்சாக்கரம் > பாடல்: 2714

Alternative transliteration:

arultarum ayamum attanum tammil,
oruvanai inravar ullurum mayai,
tirimalam ninkic civayaenru otum,
aruvinai tirfppatum avvelut tame.

arultharum ayamum athanum thammil,
oruvanai inravar ullurum mayai,
thirimalam ningis sivayaenru othum,
aruvinai thirfppathum avvezhuth thame.

tirumantiram > oṉpatām tantiram > 6. cūkkuma pañcākkaram > pāṭal: 2714

tirumantiram > onpatam tantiram > 6. cukkuma pancakkaram > patal: 2714

thirumanthiram > onpatham thanthiram > 6. sukkuma panchakkaram > padal: 2714

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