Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation
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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 6.6.9
Tamil text and transliteration:
மாண்பு அமை கோலத்து எம் மாயக் குறளற்கு,
சேண் சுடர்க் குன்று அன்ன செஞ்சுடர் மூர்த்திக்கு,
காண் பெரும் தோற்றத்து எம் காகுத்த நம்பிக்கு, என்
பூண் புனை மென்முலை தோற்றது பொற்பே.
māṇpu amai kōlattu em māyak kuṟaḷaṟku,
cēṇ cuṭark kuṉṟu aṉṉa ceñcuṭar mūrttikku,
kāṇ perum tōṟṟattu em kākutta nampikku, eṉ
pūṇ puṉai meṉmulai tōṟṟatu poṟpē.
English translation of verse 6.6.9:
My bejewelled daughter, with slender breasts, has lost all her charm,
Wrapt in thoughts of Kākuttan (Lord Rāma) of exquisite Form,
Radiant like red blaze, the shining mount tail,
Vāmana, the wondrous, whose charm did enthral one and all.
Note
Says the mother, in a fit of depression: “Although born to entice the Lord by her amazing beauty, yet my daughter has now lost all her beauty, wrapt in thoughts of the handsome Lord”.