Realising the Truth
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iruṇīṅki yiṉpam payakku maruṇīṅki / mācaṟu kāṭci yavarkku
For those whose delusion has left and whose vision of truth is stainless, the darkness of rebirth departs and the bliss of liberation arises.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Darkness departs, and rapture springs to men who see, / The mystic vision pure, from all delusion free.”
“Behold the man who is freed from delusion and who hath an unclouded vision: darkness ceaseth for him and joy cometh unto him.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
மருள் நீங்கி மாசு அறு காட்சியவர்க்கு= அவிச்சையின் நீங்கி மெய்யுணர்வு உடையராயினார்க்கு; இருள் நீங்கி இன்பம் பயக்கும்= அம்மெய்யுணர்வு பிறப்பினை நீக்கி வீட்டினைக் கொடுக்கும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar says that freedom from avidyā yields true understanding; that understanding removes rebirth and gives liberation's joy. ‘Darkness’ and ‘vision’ are metaphors inside this religious philosophy, not judgements about blindness, depression, disability, or medical condition.