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 1.7.2
Tamil text and transliteration:
வைப்பாம் மருந்து ஆம் அடியரை வல்வினைத்
துப்பாம் புலன் ஐந்தும் துஞ்சக்கொடான் அவன்,
எப்பால் எவர்க்கும் நலத்தால் உயர்ந்து உயர்ந்து,
அப்பாலவன் எங்கள் ஆயர் கொழுந்தே.
vaippām maruntu ām aṭiyarai valviṉait
tuppām pulaṉ aintum tuñcakkoṭāṉ avaṉ,
eppāl evarkkum nalattāl uyarntu uyarntu,
appālavaṉ eṅkaḷ āyar koḻuntē.
English translation of verse 1.7.2:
The Lord is, unto His devotees, the treasure fine
And the unfailing drug; unto the senses five
He shan’t make them succumb; of towering bliss,
He’s above one and all, in all places,
Beyond speech and thought and yet He’s (our Gopāla), the shepherd chief!
Note
Having decried and detested, in the preceding stanza, the ‘Kevalas’ seeking from the gracious Lord the inferior stature of Kaivalya, the Āḻvār now depicts the Lord in relation to those who seek Him as the goal, to the exclusion of everything else. Towering above all, beyond speech and comprehension, He still condescended to come down here as Gopālakṛṣṇa, of amazing simplicity.