Pasuram 10.1.7

Tamil text and transliteration:

மற்றிலம் அரண் வான்பெரும் பாழ்தனி முதலாச்
சுற்றும் நீர்படைத்து அதன்வழித் தொல்முனி முதலா
முற்றும் தேவரோடு உலகுசெய்வான் திருமோகூர்
சுற்றிநாம் வலஞ்செய்ய நம் துயர்கெடும் கடிதே.

maṟṟilam araṇ vāṉperum pāḻtaṉi mutalāc
cuṟṟum nīrpaṭaittu ataṉvaḻit tolmuṉi mutalā
muṟṟum tēvarōṭu ulakuceyvāṉ tirumōkūr
cuṟṟinām valañceyya nam tuyarkeṭum kaṭitē.

English translation of verse 10.1.7:

All our miseries will, in no time, be gone,
If we’d only go round Tirumōkūr where stays our Lord,
Who did usher in the universe vast, water-bound,
The primordial matter unique, which pleasures do yield
Of both the worlds, prajāpati, the hoary Sage
And the worlds peopled by Devas of all grades;
Other than this hallowed city, haven have we none.

Notes:

(i) Would it be an exaggeration if the Āḻvār said that there is no Refuge other than the holy city of Tirumōkūr? No, not at all, for there dwells our Lord, the great Benefactor of all times, Who ushered in the entire Universe surrounded by the perepheral waters, pressed into service the Primordial Matter (Mūla Prakṛti) whence spring up things that make people earth-bound, enjoying the sensual pleasures or Heavenbound, as the case may be, propagated the worlds with their colourful varieties through the Four-headed Brahmā, and is thus referred to herein, as the ancient Sage whose mind is deeply absorbed in the great task of creation.

(ii) If we circumambulated the holy centre, all our miseries, including our anxiety as to who would guide us in our ascent to Heaven, would vanish in a trice.

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