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 6.6.7
Tamil text and transliteration:
மெய் அமர் பல்கலன் நன்கு அணிந்தானுக்கு,
பை அரவின் அணைப் பள்ளியினானுக்கு,
கையொடு கால்செய்ய கண்ண பிரானுக்கு, என்
தையல் இழந்தது தன்னுடைச் சாயே.
mey amar palkalaṉ naṉku aṇintāṉukku,
pai araviṉ aṇaip paḷḷiyiṉāṉukku,
kaiyoṭu kālceyya kaṇṇa pirāṉukku, eṉ
taiyal iḻantatu taṉṉuṭaic cāyē.
English translation of verse 6.6.7:
Gone is the charisma of my daughter, entranced, by thoughts
Of Kaṇṇaṉ whose hands and feet are red,
Who lay on the hooded serpent, His lovely bed,
Wearing many a jewel, well matched with His Form exquisite.
Note
The Nāyakī’s mother says that her daughter sincerely believed that all these enchanting features were possessed by the Lord, only to hold a rapport with her and now that it has turned out to be otherwise, she feels frustrated and withers down.