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 4.1.8
Tamil text and transliteration:
குணம் கொள் நிறை புகழ் மன்னர் கொடைக்கடன் பூண்டிருந்து,
இணங்கி உலகு உடன் ஆக்கிலும் ஆங்கு அவனை இல்லார்,
மணம் கொண்ட போகத்து மன்னியும் மீள்வர்கள் மீள்வு இல்லை,
பணம் கொள் அரவு அணையான் திருநாமம் படிமினோ.
kuṇam koḷ niṟai pukaḻ maṉṉar koṭaikkaṭaṉ pūṇṭiruntu,
iṇaṅki ulaku uṭaṉ ākkilum āṅku avaṉai illār,
maṇam koṇṭa pōkattu maṉṉiyum mīḷvarkaḷ mīḷvu illai,
paṇam koḷ aravu aṇaiyāṉ tirunāmam paṭimiṉō.
English translation of verse 4.1.8:
Even kings, good and bounteous, with a great name,
Who wealth immense do wield,
Will come to grief if they propitiate not the Lord Supreme;
Recite them, the holy names of the Lord on serpent-bed
And wealth eternal do earn.
Note
Even kings of flawless fame will get dislodged from their seat of distinction, if they do not turn their minds towards God in grateful acknowledgement of His gifts. But those who laud the Lord’s glory and recite His holy names are bound to enjoy the perennial bliss of eternal service unto the Lord, even as Ādi-Śeṣa does. The Lord will also cling fast to such devotees even as He clings to Ādiśeṣa.