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...

Tamil text and transliteration:

சேர்த்தடத் தென் குரு கூர்ச் சடகோபன் சொல்
சீர்த் தொடை ஆயிரத்து ஓர்த்த இப்பத்தே.

cērttaṭat teṉ kuru kūrc caṭakōpaṉ col
cīrt toṭai āyirattu ōrtta ippattē.

English translation of verse 1.2.10:

These ten stanzas, out of the thousand, sung in accurate metrical composition, by Caṭakōpaṉ of Tirunakari, with lovely ponds, convey his well-thought-out message (for the uplift and emancipation of mankind).

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