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 8.7.10
Tamil text and transliteration:
வைத்தேன் மதியால் எனதுஉள்ளத்துஅகத்தே
எய்த்தே ஒழிவேன்அல்லேன் என்றும் எப்போதும்
மொய்த்துஏய்திரை மோது தண்பாற் கடலுளால்
பைத்துஏய் சுடர்ப்பாம்பணை நம்பரனையே
vaittēṉ matiyāl eṉatuuḷḷattuakattē
eyttē oḻivēṉallēṉ eṉṟum eppōtum
moyttuēytirai mōtu taṇpāṟ kaṭaluḷāl
paittuēy cuṭarppāmpaṇai namparaṉaiyē
English translation of verse 8.7.10:
The Lord, who has the hooded serpent bright,
As His somnolent bed on the cool, milk ocean,
With surging waters, I have got fixed in my heart,
Suffer shall I no more from pangs of separation.
Notes:
Mere passive quiescence on the part of the Āḻvār has resulted in the Lord entering him, with all His retinue. Naturally, this has infused in the Āḻvār robust confidence that he shall no more suffer from the pangs of separation from the Lord.