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 3.8.11
Tamil text and transliteration:
புலம்பு சீர்ப் பூமி அளந்த பெருமானை,
நலம்கொள்சீர் நன் குருகூர்ச் சடகோபன், சொல்
வலம் கொண்ட ஆயிரத்துள் இவையும் ஓர் பத்து,
இலங்குவான் யாவரும் ஏறுவர் சொன்னாலே. (2)
pulampu cīrp pūmi aḷanta perumāṉai,
nalamkoḷcīr naṉ kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ, col
valam koṇṭa āyirattuḷ ivaiyum ōr pattu,
ilaṅkuvāṉ yāvarum ēṟuvar coṉṉālē. (2)
English translation of verse 3.8.11:
Those that recite these songs ten,
Out of the thousand of great literary excellence,
Composed by the richly endowed Kurukūr Caṭakōpaṉ,
In adoration of the munificent Lord who spanned the Universe,
Will, one and all, ascend the resplendent heaven.
Note
As the Āḻvār aspired for heavenly bliss in this decad those that recite these ten stanzas are also assured of their ascent to heaven.