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 6.6.2
Tamil text and transliteration:
சங்கு வில் வாள் தண்டு சக்கரக் கையற்கு,
செங்கனிவாய்ச் செய்ய தாமரைக் கண்ணற்கு,
கொங்கு அலர் தண் அம் துழாய் முடியானுக்கு, என்
மங்கை இழந்தது மாமை நிறமே.
caṅku vil vāḷ taṇṭu cakkarak kaiyaṟku,
ceṅkaṉivāyc ceyya tāmaraik kaṇṇaṟku,
koṅku alar taṇ am tuḻāy muṭiyāṉukku, eṉ
maṅkai iḻantatu māmai niṟamē.
English translation of verse 6.6.2:
Meditating on the Lord with lovely lips and lotus eyes red,
On whose crown is the tuḷaci garland, cool and lovely, which honey sheds,
Who, the conch, the bow, the sword, the mace and discus wields,
My daughter has lost her complexion fair.
Note
Pining for communion with the Lord of such enchanting description, who spanned the worlds, the Nāyakī is off colour. So says the Mother.