Pasuram 3.2.6

Tamil text and transliteration:

கிற்பன் கில்லேன் என்று இலன் முனம் நாளால்,
அற்ப சாரங்கள் அவை சுவைத்து அகன்றொழிந்தேன்,
பற்பல் ஆயிரம் உயிர் செய்த பரமா, நின்
நற் பொன் சோதித்தாள் நணுகுவது எஞ்ஞான்றே?

kiṟpaṉ killēṉ eṉṟu ilaṉ muṉam nāḷāl,
aṟpa cāraṅkaḷ avai cuvaittu akaṉṟoḻintēṉ,
paṟpal āyiram uyir ceyta paramā, niṉ
naṟ poṉ cōtittāḷ naṇukuvatu eññāṉṟē?

English translation of verse 3.2.6:

I did nothing good in the days of yore, nor desist from evil.
Away from you strayed I and got absorbed,
In pleasures petty; myriads of Souls at your sweet will
You could animate, oh, potent Lord,
When shall I your feet resplendent attain?

Note

[Alvar to the Lord:]—

“My Lord, I am guilty, both ways, not doing any good that will take me unto your lovely feet and at the same time, not desisting from evil, which puts me very much away from you. I strayed away from you, doing things as I liked. Seeing what you have done to myriads of souls for their uplift, 1 am sure I would not be asking of you too much if I prayed that you should redeem me and make me fit to attain your lustrous feet”.