Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation
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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 3.1.8
Tamil text and transliteration:
மாசூணாச் சுடர் உடம்புஆய் மலராது குவியாது,
மாசூணா ஞானம் ஆய் முழுதும் ஆய் முழுது இயன்றாய்,
மாசூணா வான் கோலத்து அமரர் கோன் வழிப்பட்டால்,
மாசூணா உனபாத மலர்ச் சோதி மழுங்காதே?
mācūṇāc cuṭar uṭampuāy malarātu kuviyātu,
mācūṇā ñāṉam āy muḻutum āy muḻutu iyaṉṟāy,
mācūṇā vāṉ kōlattu amarar kōṉ vaḻippaṭṭāl,
mācūṇā uṉapāta malarc cōti maḻuṅkātē?
English translation of verse 3.1.8:
Oh Lord of radiant person, immaculate!
Your knowledge flawless, full and complete,
Neither expands nor contracts,
All things you control and in you they subsist;
Wouldn’t the splendour diminish of your blemishless lotus feet
Even if Brahmā, the impeccable chief sang your glory to his utmost?
Note
Even if Brahmā who is relatively superior to Śiva, attempted to sing the Lord’s glory, the result would be just the same.