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 1.8.6
Tamil text and transliteration:
கலந்து என் ஆவி, நலம்கொள்நாதன்,
புலன் கொள் மாணாய், நிலம்கொண்டானே.
kalantu eṉ āvi, nalamkoḷnātaṉ,
pulaṉ koḷ māṇāy, nilamkoṇṭāṉē.
English translation of verse 1.8.6:
The Lord Who uṇto me adhered
And did my Soul make good
Took, as a Midget (Vāmaṉa) of enthralling form,
Land (of three strides) as alms.
Note
As dwarfish Vāmaṉa of bewitching personality, He enticed away Emperor Bali and made all his possessions, His own; likewise, mixing now with the Āḻvār, the Lord has taken possession of his soul and made him His sole servitor, in keeping with his essential nature.