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 4.2.6
Tamil text and transliteration:
மாதர் மா மண்மடந்தைபொருட்டு ஏனம் ஆய்,
ஆதி அம் காலத்து அகல் இடம் கீண்டவர்,
பாதங்கள்மேல் அணி பைம் பொன் துழாய் என்றே
ஓதுமால், எய்தினள் என் தன் மடந்தையே.
mātar mā maṇmaṭantaiporuṭṭu ēṉam āy,
āti am kālattu akal iṭam kīṇṭavar,
pātaṅkaḷmēl aṇi paim poṉ tuḻāy eṉṟē
ōtumāl, eytiṉaḷ eṉ taṉ maṭantaiyē.
English translation of verse 4.2.6:
My young daughter stands entranced by the tuḷaci, superfine.
Which did the lovely feet of the Great Boar adorn,
Who the Earth pulled out in a distant past,
From deep waters to placate Mother Earth of charm exquisite.
Note
The Mother says that her daughter goes into raptures over the tuḷaci worn at the feet of the Lord who assumed even the form of a beast and reclaimed the earth from beneath the deep waters for the sake of just another lady, namely, Dame Earth.