Ending Desire
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iṉpa miṭaiyaṟā tīṇṭu mavāveṉṉun / tuṉpattuṭ ṭuṉpaṅ keṭiṉ
If the deepest suffering called desire comes to an end, uninterrupted joy is possible even here in embodied life.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“When dies away desire, that woe of woes / Ev'n here the soul unceasing rapture knows.”
“Even here a man shall have everlasting joy if he killeth that greatest misery of all, desire.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அவா என்னும் துன்பத்துள் துன்பங் கெடின்= அவாவென்று சொல்லப்படுகின்ற மிக்க துன்பம் ஒருவற்குக் கெடுமாயின்; ஈண்டும் இன்பம் இடையறாது= அவன் வீடுபெற்ற வழியேயன்றி உடம்போடு நின்றவழியும் இன்பம் இடையறாது.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar says that if the great suffering called craving ends, joy is uninterrupted not only in liberation but even while a person remains embodied. This is a classical spiritual claim, not a promise of immunity from pain or mental illness.