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 9.6.9
Tamil text and transliteration:
ஆருயிர் பட்டது எனதுஉயிர் பட்டது
பேர்இதழ்த் தாமரைக்கண் கனிவாயதுஓர்
கார்எழில் மேகத் தென்காட்கரை கோயில்கொள்,
சீர்எழில் நால்தடம்தோள் தெய்வ வாரிக்கே.
āruyir paṭṭatu eṉatuuyir paṭṭatu
pēritaḻt tāmaraikkaṇ kaṉivāyatuōr
kāreḻil mēkat teṉkāṭkarai kōyilkoḷ,
cīreḻil nāltaṭamtōḷ teyva vārikkē.
English translation of verse 9.6.9:
Is there yet another soul like mine, smitten by love
Unto the Lord of charm exquisite, with shoulders four,
Lotus eyes, large and lovely, red lips and Form of beauty galore,
Like unto dark clouds lovely, a delectable ocean unto the gods above,
Who has in Teṉkāṭkarai, taken up His abode?
Notes:
To a question, supposed to have been put to the Āḻvār, as to whether all those engrossed with the Lord’s attributes are not in the same plight as he and why he should make much ado about it, this is the Āḻvār’s reply. He avers that even the ‘Nitya Sūrīs’ in Heaven, the Eternal Angels, known for their deep absorption in the Lord’s auspicious traits and incessant communion with Him do not suffer from an infatuation of this kind. The Lord’s delicious Form has brought on this devastation of the Āḻvār’s foul, enthralled by His bewitching eyes and coral lips. The Lord is the ocean which gave birth to a host of things including the minor deities (Celestials).