Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
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This is the English translation of the Tirumantiram by Thirumular鈥攁 Tamil work belonging to the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition which was likely composed between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE. It forms the tenth volume of the Tirumurai and explores the spiritual philosophy of the Shaiva Agamas in over three thousand verses. The work also stands as a prof...
Verse 581: Breath Control for Maha Siddha Yoga
Tamil text and transliteration:
喈ㄠ喈氞喈曕瘝 喈曕喁嬥喁佮畷喈瘝 喈喁嵿喈苦喈｀瘝 喈熰畽喁嵿畷喁佮喈瘝,
喈ㄠ瘈喈氞喈む瘝喈む喁� 喈掂瘓喈む瘝喈む瘉 喈ㄠ喈┼瘓喈喁佮喁� 喈掂喁嵿喁堗喁囙喁�,
喈喈氞喈む瘝喈� 喈喈瘚喈曕喁� 喈掂喁嵿喁� 喈む喁堗喁嵿喁嗋喁嵿喁佮喁�,
喈む瘒喈曕喁嵿喁佮畷喁� 喈曕瘑喈┼瘝喈编瘉喈炧瘝f 喈氞喈む瘓喈掂喈侧瘝喈侧瘓 喈喈瘒
n膩cik kat艒mukam pa峁夅箟ira峁� 峁璦峁卥ulam,
n墨cittam vaittu ni峁塧iyavum vallaiy膿l,
m膩citta m膩y艒kam vantu talaippeytun,
t膿kattuk ke峁夅篃u帽f citaivillai y膩m膿
English translation of verse 581:
If below the nose-tip
You look twelve-finger length,
And then concentrate and meditate (on navel centre),
The mighty Siddha yoga shall yours be
And imperishable shall your body be.
Comments (in Tamil)
喈む喈班瘉喈喁嵿喈苦喈瘝 > 喈瘋喈┼瘝喈编喈ㄠ瘝 喈む喁嵿喈苦喈瘝 > 6 喈喈班喁嵿喈苦喈距畷喈距喈瘝 > 喈喈熰喁�: 581
喈瘋喈曕瘝喈曕喈编瘝喈曕瘉喈瘝 喈喁嵿喈苦喁� 喈掂喈班喁嵿畷喈苦疅喁� 喈曕瘈喈脆喈� 喈夃喁嵿 喈囙疅喈む瘝喈む喈侧瘝 喈ㄠ瘈 喈喈む瘝喈む瘓 喈ㄠ喈编瘉喈む瘝喈む喈む瘝 喈む喈喈┼喈曕瘝喈� 喈掂喁嵿喁堗喈距喈苦喁�, 喈呧疅喁嵿疅喈 喈氞喈む瘝喈む喈曕喁堗喁� 喈む喁佮喁� 喈氞喈む瘝喈む喈瘚喈曕喁� 喈む喈┼瘒 喈掂喁嵿喁� 喈夃喁嵿喁� 喈呧疅喁堗喁佮喁�, 喈夃疅喈瘝喈喈编瘝喈曕瘉喈瘝 喈呧喈苦喁� 喈囙喁嵿喁堗喈距畷喁佮喁�.
Alternative transliteration:
nacik katomukam panniran tankulam,
nicittam vaittu ninaiyavum vallaiyel,
macitta mayokam vantu talaippeytun,
tekattuk kenrunf citaivillai yame
nasig kathomugam panniran dangulam,
nisitham vaithu ninaiyavum vallaiyel,
masitha mayogam vanthu thalaippeythun,
thegathug kenrugnf sithaivillai yame
tirumantiram > m奴峁夅篃膩n tantiram > 6 pirattiy膩k膩ram > 辫腻峁璦濒: 581
m奴kki峁焝up pa峁夅箟iru vira峁焝i峁璦i k墨岣荒乲a u岣丰阜a i峁璦ttil n墨 ma峁塧ttai ni峁焨ttit tiy膩峁塱kka vallaiy膩yi峁�, a峁弓am膩 cittika岣穉it tarum cittiy艒kam t膩峁壞� vantu u峁夅箟ai a峁璦iyum, u峁璦mpi峁焝um a岣籭vu illaiy膩kum.
tirumantiram > munran tantiram > 6 pirattiyakaram > patal: 581
mukkirkup panniru virarkitai kilaka ulla itattil ni manattai niruttit tiyanikka vallaiyayin, attama cittikalait tarum cittiyokam tane vantu unnai ataiyum, utampirkum alivu illaiyakum.
thirumanthiram > munran thanthiram > 6 pirathiyagaram > padal: 581
mukkirkup panniru virarkidai kizhaga ulla idathil ni manathai niruthith thiyanikka vallaiyayin, attama sithigalaith tharum sithiyogam thane vanthu unnai adaiyum, udambirkum azhivu illaiyagum.