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 6.7.6
Tamil text and transliteration:
இன்று எனக்கு உதவாது அகன்ற இளமான் இனிப்போய்,
தென் திசைத் திலதம் அனைய திருக்கோளூர்க்கே
சென்று, தன் திருமால் திருக்கண்ணும் செவ்வாயும் கண்டு,
நின்று நின்று நையும் நெடும் கண்கள் பனி மல்கவே.
iṉṟu eṉakku utavātu akaṉṟa iḷamāṉ iṉippōy,
teṉ ticait tilatam aṉaiya tirukkōḷūrkkē
ceṉṟu, taṉ tirumāl tirukkaṇṇum cevvāyum kaṇṭu,
niṉṟu niṉṟu naiyum neṭum kaṇkaḷ paṉi malkavē.
English translation of verse 6.7.6:
My doe-like daughter is unto me of no avail,
She has left me and gone to Tirukkōḷūr, the jewel
Of the South and there she would just dwindle,
Gazing at the Lord’s lovely eyes and lips red,
With tears of joy swelling up her eyes broad.
Note
This song is but a follow-up of the preceding song, describing the manner of the Nāyakī’s rejoicing, at the other end.