THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR

SECTION - 1

VERSES 1 TO 10

æì²óŠ    ôèÈŠê‡Ê   In   Praise   of   God
 
íæõ    Ëêù    öÇê‡âêùŠùèëŠ    Íê¨                         1
çæôäŠ    Ëê÷Šâ÷    ãùÆ  
 
íæõëŠ   The letter 'A'
Ëêù   the first
öÇê‡âêùŠùèëŠ   of all alphabets
Íê¨  çæôäŠ   the highest God
Ëê÷Šâ÷   the first
ãùÆ   all existence

All   alphabets   begin   with   the   letter   'A'.   So   too,   does   all
existence   originate   from   God.    

æ÷Š÷êäè    ùèá    çáâääŠâæèùŠ    ôèù÷¨ôäŠ           2
å÷Š÷èóŠ    âêèÈèíõ‡    öä¨äŠ  
 
æ÷Š÷êäèùŠ  Íá   learning
çáâääŠâæèùŠ   of what use
ôèùŠ  í÷¨ôäŠ   All knowing
å÷Š÷èóŠ   the sacred feet
âêèÈèíõ‡  öä¨äŠ   if not worshipped
 
Of   what   use   is   learning   if   the   sacred   feet   of   the   All   knowing
are   not   worshipped.
   
ëùõ‡ë¨éò    Öæ¨äèäŠ    ëèÚï    îòõ‡å‡êèõ‡                   3
å¨ùë¨éò    å©ÌôèÈŠ    ôèõ‡  
 
ëùõ‡ë¨éò   in the flower like heart
Öæ¨äèäŠ   lives
ëèÚˆ  íï   the sacred feet of God
îòõ‡å‡êèõ‡   those who worship
å¨ùë¨éò   salvation
å©Ì  ôèÈŠôèõ‡   lives for ever

Those   who   hold   the   sacred   feet   of   God   in   their   hearts   are
assured   of   salvation.
   
îôÚˆÌêùŠ   îôÚˆìèéë   ¬ùèäŠíï îòõ‡å‡êèõ‡æ‡Æ    4
áèÚˆÌëŠ    ¬ÌëŠéç    ¬ù  
 
îôÚˆÌêùŠ   likes
îôÚˆìèéë   dislikes
¬ùèäŠ   Any one without
íï  îòõ‡å‡êèõ‡æ‡Æ   devoted to the feet of the Lord
áèÚˆÌëŠ   always
¬ÌëŠéç   suffering
¬ù   free from
 
Any   one   without   likes   and   dislikes,   who   is   devoted   to   the
 feet   of the   Lord   is   always   free   from   suffering.
   
¬ÕóŠîòõ‡    ¬Õô¨éä±ëŠ    îòõè    ¬é÷ôäŠ               5
âçèÕóŠîòõ‡    µæÈŠµõ¨å‡êèõ‡    ëèì‡Ì  
 
¬ÕóŠîòõ‡   springing from ignorance
¬Õ  ô¨éä±ëŠ   results of good or bad actions
îòõè   will not be affected by
¬é÷ôäŠ   God
âçèÕóŠîòõ‡   true
µæÈŠ   greatness
õ¨å‡êèõ‡  ëèì‡Ì   those devoted to
 
Results   of   good   or   bad   actions   springing   from   ignorance   will
not   affect   those   devoted   to   the   true   greatness   of   God.
   
âçè÷¨ôèá¨ùŠ    Éå‡êô¨ê‡êèäŠ    âçèáŠê©õ‡    øÇæ‡æ          6 
âå÷¨å¨äŠ÷èõ‡    å©ÌôèÈŠ    ôèõ‡
 
âçè÷¨ôèá¨ùŠ   the senses
Éå‡ê   five
íô¨ê‡êèäŠ   controlled
âçèáŠê©õ‡   the true
øÇæ‡æâå÷¨   path of righteousness
å¨äŠ÷èõ‡   established in
å©ÌôèÈŠ  ôèõ‡   live a life of fulfillment

He   who   has   controlled   the   five   senses   and   is   established   in
the   path   of   righteousness   will   lead   a   life   of   fulfillment.    

êäæ‡Æôéë ¬ùŠùèêèäŠ êèóŠîòõ‡å‡êèõ‡æ‡ æùŠùèùŠ   7
ëäæ‡æôéù    ëè÷Š÷ùŠ    íõ¨Ê
 
êäæ‡Æ  ãôéë  ¬ùŠùèêèäŠ The Incomparable Lord
êèóŠ   the sacred feet
îòõ‡å‡êèõ‡æ‡Æ  íùŠùèùŠ   those who do not worship
ëäæ‡  æôéù   worry
ëè÷Š÷ùŠ   to be free from
íõ¨Ê   not possible
 
Those   who   do   not   worship   the   sacred   feet   of   the   Incomparable
Lord   cannot   be   free   from   worry.
   
í÷ôèȨ    íå‡êÚäŠ    êèóŠîòõ‡å‡êèõ‡æ‡    æùŠùèùŠ           8
ç¨÷ôèȨ    å©å‡êùŠ    íõ¨Ê
 
í÷ôèȨ   The path of righteousness
íå‡êÚäŠ   The Merciful
êèóŠ   the sacred feet
îòõ‡å‡êèõ‡æ‡  æùŠùèùŠ   not devoted to
ç¨÷ôèȨ   worldliness
å©å‡êùŠ   to cross
íõ¨Ê   not possible
 
Those   not   devoted   to   the   sacred   feet   of   the   Merciful   Lord
through   the   path   of   righteousness   cannot   cross   the   sea   of
wordliness.    
îæè¨ùŠ ¬ùŠ âçè÷¨á¨ùŠ ÆÚë¨ùîô öÚˆÆÚê‡êèäŠ    9
êèéó    ôÚ§‡æèê‡    êéù       
îæè¨ùŠ¬ùŠ    âçè÷¨á¨ùŠ   sensory organs
ÆÚë¨ùîô   of no use
öÚˆÆÚê‡êèäŠ   eight qualities of the Lord
êèéó   sacred feet
ôÚ§‡æèê‡  êéù   those who do not bow to
 
Those   who   do   not   bow   to   the   sacred   feet   of   the   Lord   of   the
eight-fold   qualities   are   like   the   sensory   organs   which   do   not
function. (Eight   qualities   :   self-control,   cleanliness,   inborn   intelligence,
All-knowing,   detachment,   compassionate,   all-powerful   and   bliss.)
   
ç¨÷ô¨ç‡    âçÕ§‡æìùŠ    å©å‡Êôõ‡    å©å‡êèõ‡       10
¬é÷ôäŠ    íïîòõè    êèõ‡  
ç¨÷ô¨ç‡  âçÕ§‡æìùŠ   sea of life
å©å‡Êôõ‡   those who swim
å©å‡êèõ‡   will swim in vain
¬é÷ôäŠ  íïîòõè  êèõ‡   those who do not bow to
 
Those   swimming   in   the   sea   of   life,   who   do   not   bow   to   the
feet of   the   Lord,   will   swim   in   vain.    

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