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 6.5.4
Tamil text and transliteration:
நிற்கும் நால்மறைவாணர் வாழ் தொலைவில்லிமங்கலம் கண்டபின்,
அற்கம் ஒன்றும் அற உறாள் மலிந்தாள் கண்டீர் இவள் அன்னைமீர்,
கற்கும் கல்வி எல்லாம் கருங்கடல் வண்ணன் கண்ண பிரான் என்றே,
ஒற்கம் ஒன்றும் இலள் உகந்து உகந்து உள் மகிழ்ந்து குழையுமே.
niṟkum nālmaṟaivāṇar vāḻ tolaivillimaṅkalam kaṇṭapiṉ,
aṟkam oṉṟum aṟa uṟāḷ malintāḷ kaṇṭīr ivaḷ aṉṉaimīr,
kaṟkum kalvi ellām karuṅkaṭal vaṇṇaṉ kaṇṇa pirāṉ eṉṟē,
oṟkam oṉṟum ilaḷ ukantu ukantu uḷ makiḻntu kuḻaiyumē.
English translation of verse 6.5.4:
Ye, elders, this lady has ceased to be modest in the least
After beholding Tolaivillimaṅkalam, the Vedic scholars’ seat;
All her talks centre round Kaṇṇapirāṉ, the sea-hued Lord
And with no reserve, she thaws down, overjoyed.
Note
The Nāyakī was overwhelmed by the sweet chanting of the Vedas in Tolaivillimaṅkalam and she started musing over the Lord Who disseminated the Vedas, at the commencement of the epoch, to the four-headed Brahmā. Her innate modesty is no longer there, in her present rapturous state, and she openly rejoices, speaking solely about the Lord, the ultimate goal of all learning and knowledge.