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...
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Pasuram 9.8.11
Tamil text and transliteration:
வண்ணம் மணிமாட நல்நாவாய் உள்ளானைத்
திண்ணம் மதிள் தென்குருகூர்ச் சடகோபன்
பண்ணார் தமிழ் ஆயிரத்து இப்பத்தும்வல்லார்
மண்ணாண்டு மணம்கமழ்வர் மல்லிகையே. (2)
vaṇṇam maṇimāṭa nalnāvāy uḷḷāṉait
tiṇṇam matiḷ teṉkurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ
paṇṇār tamiḻ āyirattu ippattumvallār
maṇṇāṇṭu maṇamkamaḻvar mallikaiyē. (2)
English translation of verse 9.8.11:
Those well-versed in these songs ten, out of the tuneful thousand,
Composed by Caṭakōpaṉ of Kurukūr, by stately walls bound,
Adoring the Lord in lovely Tirunāvāy, with castles fine,
Shall rule this Earth long and then Heaven attain,
Imbibing the fragrance sweet of the Lord Supreme.
Notes:
The chanters of this decad shall enjoy the best of both the worlds. The text of the song, as in the original, affirms that these persons will not only rule over this world for long but also acquire the fragrance of Jasmine which, in fact, stands for perfumes, in general. The Scriptural texts declare that the Lord is the embodiment of all kinds of fragrance and it would, therefore, follow that the chanters in question shall imbibe all that fragrance, staying in Heaven, in close proximity to the Lord.
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