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 7.6.9
Tamil text and transliteration:
காண்டும்கொலோ நெஞ்சமே! கடிய வினையே முயலும்,
ஆண்திறல் மீளிமொய்ம்பின் அரக்கன் குலத்தைத் தடிந்து,
மீண்டும் அவன் தம்பிக்கே விரி நீர்இலங்கைஅருளி,
ஆண்டு தன் சோதிபுக்க அமரர் அரியேற்றினையே?
kāṇṭumkolō neñcamē! kaṭiya viṉaiyē muyalum,
āṇtiṟal mīḷimoympiṉ arakkaṉ kulattait taṭintu,
mīṇṭum avaṉ tampikkē viri nīrilaṅkaiaruḷi,
āṇṭu taṉ cōtipukka amarar ariyēṟṟiṉaiyē?
English translation of verse 7.6.9:
My mind, shall we at all behold the Chief of Celestials,
Who the clan routed of (Rāvaṇa) the formidable Asura bent on evil
And on the throne of Laṅkā, the peninsular Kingdom, installed,
(Vibhīṣaṇa), his brother, returned to Ayodhyā and there ruled
Thousands of years and then to the Celestium returned?
Notes:
The Āḻvāṟ enquires of his mind whether he will be able to behold Lord Rāma in the glorious setting in Heaven, surrounded by Angels, soaked in God-love, unlike the Earth where the ungodly aimed missiles at Him.