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 3.5.11
Tamil text and transliteration:
தீர்ந்த அடியவர் தம்மைத் திருத்திப் பணிகொள்ளவல்ல,
ஆர்ந்த புகழ் அச்சுதனை அமரர் பிரானை எம்மானை,
வாய்ந்த வளவயல்சூழ் தண் வளங் குருகூர்ச்சடகோபன்,
நேர்ந்த ஓர் ஆயிரத்து இப்பத்து அருவினை நீறு செய்யுமே. (2)
tīrnta aṭiyavar tammait tiruttip paṇikoḷḷavalla,
ārnta pukaḻ accutaṉai amarar pirāṉai emmāṉai,
vāynta vaḷavayalcūḻ taṇ vaḷaṅ kurukūrccaṭakōpaṉ,
nērnta ōr āyirattu ippattu aruviṉai nīṟu ceyyumē. (2)
English translation of verse 3.5.11:
These songs ten, out of the thousand composed
By caṭakōpaṉ of fertile kurukūr, adoring Accutaṉ, the Lord
Of glory great, Chief of Celestials, Protector steadfast,
Who redeems those that unto Him stick fast,
As sole refuge and enlists them in His service eternal,
Will to ashes reduce all sins, however cruel.
Note
Failure to go into raptures, in contemplation of the Lord’s auspicious traits and wondrous deeds, sing and dance, literally dissolved in Him, would, ṇo doubt, fall under the category of ‘irredeemable’ sins. These ten songs win, however, destroy even this type of sin and keep the chanters beyond its mischief.