Renunciation
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paṟṟi viṭāa viṭumpaikaḷ paṟṟiṉaip / paṟṟi viṭāa tavarkku
Sufferings cling without letting go to those who cling without letting go to attachment.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Who cling to things that cling and eager clasp, / Griefs cling to them with unrelaxing grasp.”
“Behold the man who holdeth on to attachments and giveth not them up: Grief shall take hold of him and shall not give him up.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பற்றினைப் பற்றி விடாஅதவர்க்கு= இருவகைப் பற்றினையும் இறுகப்பற்றி விடாதாரை; இடும்பைகள் பற்றி விடாஅ= பிறவித்துன்பங்கள் இறுகப்பற்றி விடா.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar reads the repeated ‘cling and do not release’ as a reciprocal grip: people hold firmly to the two kinds of attachment, and the sufferings of repeated birth hold firmly to them. The claim belongs to karmic doctrine and must not blame victims for harm.