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 7.8.9
Tamil text and transliteration:
என்ன இயற்கைகளால் எங்ஙனே நின்றிட்டாய் என் கண்ணா?,
துன்னு கரசரணம் முதலாக எல்லா உறுப்பும்,
உன்னு சுவை ஒளி ஊறு ஒலி நாற்றம் முற்றும்நீயே,
உன்னை உணரவுறில் உலப்பு இல்லை நுணுக்கங்களே.
eṉṉa iyaṟkaikaḷāl eṅṅaṉē niṉṟiṭṭāy eṉ kaṇṇā?,
tuṉṉu karacaraṇam mutalāka ellā uṟuppum,
uṉṉu cuvai oḷi ūṟu oli nāṟṟam muṟṟumnīyē,
uṉṉai uṇaravuṟil ulappu illai nuṇukkaṅkaḷē.
English translation of verse 7.8.9:
Oh, Kaṇṇā, my Lord, when one defines You, there’s no end
To Your intricacies, the mode and manner in which You stand,
The senses five You control, taste, light and sound,
Touch and smell to enjoying which the various organs contend.
Notes:
The intricate glory of the Lord with its innumerable facets defies description and baffles scrutiny. The deeds performed by the vast multitude of His subjects, with the help of the bodies and limbs dowered on them by Lord, the senses five and their subtle bases, the elements from which they emanate, all these are directed and controlled by the Lord, standing within all things and beings; There is no end to such intricacies.