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 2.7.13
Tamil text and transliteration:
வண்ண மா மணிச் சோதியை அமரர் தலைமகனை,
கண்ணனை நெடுமாலைத் தென் குருகூர்ச் சடகோபன்,
பண்ணிய தமிழ் மாலை ஆயிரத்துள் இவை பன்னிரண்டும்,
பண்ணில் பன்னிரு நாமப் பாட்டு அண்ணல் தாள் அணைவிக்குமே.
vaṇṇa mā maṇic cōtiyai amarar talaimakaṉai,
kaṇṇaṉai neṭumālait teṉ kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ,
paṇṇiya tamiḻ mālai āyirattuḷ ivai paṉṉiraṇṭum,
paṇṇil paṉṉiru nāmap pāṭṭu aṇṇal tāḷ aṇaivikkumē.
English translation of verse 2.7.13:
These tuneful songs on the Lord’s twelve names, numbering a dozen,
Out of the thousand Tamil hymns yielded by Teṉkurukūr Caṭakōpaṉ,
Setting out the love, intense and unlimited, of Kaṇṇaṉ,
Lustrous like the blue gem grand, Chief of Amarars (celestials)
(Unto His devotees), will unto the Sire’s feet bind (the chanters).
Note
In this end-stanza, the Lord’s love, intense and unlimited, for His devotees is emphasised. This provides the impetus for the Lord looking upon His devotees as His sole objects of enjoyment. Contact with this decad (Tiruvāymoḻi) is enough to render one, such a beloved devotee of Lord Kēcavaṉ.