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:

அம்மானாய்ப் பின்னும், எம்மாண்பும் ஆனான்,
வெம் மா வாய் கீண்ட, செம்மா கண்ணனே.

ammāṉāyp piṉṉum, emmāṇpum āṉāṉ,
vem mā vāy kīṇṭa, cemmā kaṇṇaṉē.

English translation of verse 1.8.2:

Our Sire (the Lord) with large, red eyes
Came down as Kaṇṇaṉ (and mingled with us)
Tore He the mouth of the demon fierce,
Who (to Kill Him) came as a horse,
Many indeed are His incarnations glorious

Note

Although specific mention has been made here of the Lord’s incarnation as Kṛṣṇa, there is also a broad reference to all His Avatāras as well, wherein He mixes with the worldlings with remarkable transparence, even as He does with the denizens in heaven.

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