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 7.10.3
Tamil text and transliteration:
கூடும் கொல் வைகலும் கோவிந்தனை மதுசூதனை கோளரியை,
ஆடும் பறவைமிசைக் கண்டு கைதொழுது அன்றி அவன் உறையும்,
பாடும் பெரும் புகழ் நான்மறை வேள்வி ஐந்து ஆறு அங்கம் பன்னினர் வாழ்,
நீடு பொழில் திருவாறன்விளை தொழ வாய்க்கும்கொல் நிச்சலுமே!
kūṭum kol vaikalum kōvintaṉai matucūtaṉai kōḷariyai,
āṭum paṟavaimicaik kaṇṭu kaitoḻutu aṉṟi avaṉ uṟaiyum,
pāṭum perum pukaḻ nāṉmaṟai vēḷvi aintu āṟu aṅkam paṉṉiṉar vāḻ,
nīṭu poḻil tiruvāṟaṉviḷai toḻa vāykkumkol niccalumē!
English translation of verse 7.10.3:
Shall I be so blest that I keep adoring for ever
Tiruvāṟaṉviḻai, with its gardens big, where reside scholars.
Performing the rituals five, chanting aloud the Vedas four and well-versed
In their six adjuncts and worship the buoyant Hari, mounted on the victorious bird (Guaruḍa)
Kōvintaṉ, Matucūtaṉ, my Lord, who the demons slew?
When indeed will my longing deep be put through?
Notes:
Even as the Āḻvār adores the seat of the Lord and the devout over there more than the Lord Himself, the Lord reciprocated by adoring Kurukūr, the birth place of the Āḻvār. Therefore it was that He was speeding towards Kurukūr, mounted on Garuḍa. They have now met halfway at Tiruvāṟaṉviḷai. The Āḻvār enjoys the Lord at this holy centre as Kōvinta, the ardent Lover of the devout and as Hari and Matucūtaṉ, the Destroyer of the enemies of His devotees.