The Praise of God
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vēṇḍudhal vēṇḍāmai ilāṉaḍi sērndhārkku / yāṇḍum iḍumbai ila
For those who reach the feet of the One who has neither desire nor aversion, the sufferings of birth never arise.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“His foot, 'Whom want affects not, irks not grief,' who gain shall not, through every time, of any woes complain.”
“Behold the men who cleave unto the feet of Him who is beyond preference and beyond aversion: the ills of life touch them not ever.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
வேண்டுதல் வேண்டாமை இலான் அடி சேர்ந்தார்க்கு = ஒரு பொருளையும் விழைதலும் வெறுத்தலும் இல்லாதவன் அடியைச் சேர்ந்தார்க்கு; யாண்டும் இடும்பை இல = எக்காலத்தும் பிறவித் துன்பங்கள் உளவாகா.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
For those who reach the feet of the One who desires nothing and rejects nothing, the sufferings that belong to birth never arise at any time.