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...
Verse 3025: Fruit of Jnana
Tamil text and transliteration:
பிண்டாலம் வித்தில் எழுந்த பெருமுளைக்,
குண்டாலம் காயத்துக் குதிரை பழுத்தது,
உண்டனர் உண்டார் உணர்விலா மூடர்கள்,
பிண்டத்துஉட் பட்டுப் பிணங்குகின்றார்களே.
piṇṭālam vittil eḻunta perumuḷaik,
kuṇṭālam kāyattuk kutirai paḻuttatu,
uṇṭaṉar uṇṭār uṇarvilā mūṭarkaḷ,
piṇṭattuuṭ paṭṭup piṇaṅkukiṉṟārkaḷē.
English translation of verse 3025:
The shoot of tiny banyan seed,
As a mighty tree within foul body grew,
And rich ripe fruit it bore;
They who ate, forever remained to be;
The fools who did not,
Remained in body,
Tossed about from birth to birth.
Comments (in Tamil)
திருமந்திரம் > ஒன்பதாம் தந்திரம் > 21 தோத்திரம் > பாடல்: 3025
Alternative transliteration:
pintalam vittil elunta perumulaik,
kuntalam kayattuk kutirai paluttatu,
untanar untar unarvila mutarkal,
pintattuut pattup pinankukinrarkale.
pindalam vithil ezhuntha perumulaig,
kundalam kayathug kuthirai pazhuthathu,
undanar undar unarvila mudarkal,
pindathuud pattup pinanguginrarkale.
tirumantiram > oṉpatām tantiram > 21 tōttiram > pāṭal: 3025
tirumantiram > onpatam tantiram > 21 tottiram > patal: 3025
thirumanthiram > onpatham thanthiram > 21 thothiram > padal: 3025