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 5.2.11
Tamil text and transliteration:
கலியுகம் ஒன்றும் இன்றிக்கே தன்அடியார்க்கு அருள்செய்யும்
மலியும் சுடர் ஒளி மூர்த்தி மாயப் பிரான் கண்ணன் தன்னை
கலிவயல் தென் நன் குருகூர்க் காரிமாறன் சடகோபன்
ஒலி புகழ் ஆயிரத்து இப்பத்து உள்ளத்தை மாசு அறுக்குமே.
kaliyukam oṉṟum iṉṟikkē taṉaṭiyārkku aruḷceyyum
maliyum cuṭar oḷi mūrtti māyap pirāṉ kaṇṇaṉ taṉṉai
kalivayal teṉ naṉ kurukūrk kārimāṟaṉ caṭakōpaṉ
oli pukaḻ āyirattu ippattu uḷḷattai mācu aṟukkumē.
English translation of verse 5.2.11:
The hearts of those that recite these songs ten,
Out of the glorious thousand composed by Caṭakōpaṉ,
Of lovely Kurukūr in the south, with many a field fertile,
Adoring the wondrous Kaṇṇaṉ of resplendent Form that does dispel
Kali’s influence unwholesome, will be rid of blemishes, one and all.
Note
This Tiruvāymoḻi will cleanse the minds of its chanters thoroughly and fix them, firm and fast, on to the Supreme Lord, to the exclusion of everything else, such as the adoration of other deities and selfish desires, the blemishes referred to in this end-song. Constant meditation on the Supreme Lord is characteristic of Kṛta yuga while such a thing is conspicuous by its complete absence in Kaliyuga. Thus the change of mind wrought by this decad changes the character of the Yuga too, replacing Kali by Kṛta yuga.