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 10.8.11
Tamil text and transliteration:
நில்லா அல்லல் நீள்வயல்சூழ் திருப்பேர்மேல்
நல்லார் பலர்வாழ் குருகூர்ச் சடகோபன்
சொல்லார் தமிழ் ஆயிரத்துள் இவைபத்தும்-
வல்லார் தொண்டர்ஆள்வது சூழ்பொன் விசும்பே. (2)
nillā allal nīḷvayalcūḻ tiruppērmēl
nallār palarvāḻ kurukūrc caṭakōpaṉ
collār tamiḻ āyirattuḷ ivaipattum-
vallār toṇṭarāḷvatu cūḻpoṉ vicumpē. (2)
English translation of verse 10.8.11:
The devotees, well-versed in these songs ten,
Out of the thousand composed in chaste Tamil by Caṭakōpaṉ
Of Kurukūr, the home of many good men, in adoration
Of the Lord at Tiruppēr, which rich fields adjoin,
The holy centre with hardly any room for affliction,
Will surely hold sway over the glittering Heaven.
Notes:
The chanters of this decad are assured not merely of their ascent to heaven but they will go there as masters and not as mere residents.