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 2.10.11
Tamil text and transliteration:
பொருள் என்று இவ் உலகம் படைத்தவன் புகழ்மேல்,
மருள் இல் வண் குருகூர் வண் சடகோபன்,
தெருள் கொள்ளச் சொன்ன ஓர் ஆயிரத்துள் இப் பத்து,
அருளுடையவன் தாள் அணைவிக்கும் முடித்தே.
poruḷ eṉṟu iv ulakam paṭaittavaṉ pukaḻmēl,
maruḷ il vaṇ kurukūr vaṇ caṭakōpaṉ,
teruḷ koḷḷac coṉṉa ōr āyirattuḷ ip pattu,
aruḷuṭaiyavaṉ tāḷ aṇaivikkum muṭittē.
English translation of verse 2.10.11:
These ten songs out of the thousand imparted
By mighty Caṭakōpaṉ of famous Kurukūr, with clarity great,
Shedding on us knowledge, clear and concise, about the Lord
Of many an auspicious trait, Who the worlds did hopefully create.
Will cut out Saṃsāra and put us at His merciful feet.
Notes
(i) As already explained in II-9-11, what is meant here again is that the Lord will be immensely pleased with those who learn these ten songs and confer on them the benefits referred to here.
(ii) The Lord endowed us with limbs and sense-organs so as to capacitate us into a career of gainful activity. This is what is meant by creation and He goes on with it, undaunted by adverse results, always hoping for better luck, an indefatigable Cultivator, with robust optimism.