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 3035: He is Within the Flower's Fragrance

Tamil text and transliteration:

உணர்வும் அவனே உயிரும் அவனே,
புணர்வும் அவனே புலனும் அவனே,
இணரும் அவன்தன்னை எண்ணலும் ஆகான்,
துணரின் மலர்க்கந்தம் துன்னிநின் றானே.

uṇarvum avaṉē uyirum avaṉē,
puṇarvum avaṉē pulaṉum avaṉē,
iṇarum avaṉtaṉṉai eṇṇalum ākāṉ,
tuṇariṉ malarkkantam tuṉṉiniṉ ṟāṉē.

English translation of verse 3035:

Sentience He is, Life He is
Union He is, Senses He is
Continuity beyond Thought He is,
Within the Fragrance of the Flower He is.

Comments (in Tamil)

திருமந்திரம் > ஒன்பதாம் தந்திரம் > 22. சர்வ வியாபி > பாடல்: 3035

Alternative transliteration:

unarvum avane uyirum avane,
punarvum avane pulanum avane,
inarum avantannai ennalum akan,
tunarin malarkkantam tunninin rane.

unarvum avane uyirum avane,
punarvum avane pulanum avane,
inarum avanthannai ennalum agan,
thunarin malarkkantham thunninin rane.

tirumantiram > oṉpatām tantiram > 22. carva viyāpi > pāṭal: 3035

tirumantiram > onpatam tantiram > 22. carva viyapi > patal: 3035

thirumanthiram > onpatham thanthiram > 22. sarva viyapi > padal: 3035

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