Pasuram 4.1.7

Tamil text and transliteration:

ஆம் இன் சுவை அவை ஆறோடு அடிசில் உண்டு ஆர்ந்தபின்,
தூ மென் மொழி மடவார் இரக்கப் பின்னும் துற்றுவார்,
ஈமின் எமக்கு ஒரு துற்று என்று இடறுவர் ஆதலின்,
கோமின் துழாய் முடி ஆதி அம் சோதி குணங்களே.

ām iṉ cuvai avai āṟōṭu aṭicil uṇṭu ārntapiṉ,
tū meṉ moḻi maṭavār irakkap piṉṉum tuṟṟuvār,
īmiṉ emakku oru tuṟṟu eṉṟu iṭaṟuvar ātaliṉ,
kōmiṉ tuḻāy muṭi āti am cōti kuṇaṅkaḷē.

English translation of verse 4.1.7:

Those who had a surfeit of hearty drinks
And delicious dishes, pampered by sweet-tongued damsels,
Will soon lose all that wealth and, at ruin’s brink,
Go about begging for food, morsel by morsel;
Better sing and enjoy in a chorus the renown
Of the Lord resplendent with tuḷaci garland on His crown.

Note

This is yet another stanza wherein the Āḻvār brings out, in sharp contrast, the fleeting and the firm, the ephemeral and the eternal. The pompous participants in the pleasures of the world put up a poor show when their wealth is gone and health is lost, naturally forsaken by the sycophants who once paraded in their courts and pampered them. Recounting the great glory of the Lord and His auspicious traits, one can, however, enjoy the eternal bliss, with no ups and downs like its earthly counterpart, the mundane happiness.

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