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 1450: Ordination Rites for the Four Paths
Tamil text and transliteration:
喈氞喁堗喈瘝 喈喈氞瘉喈む瘝喈む喈む瘝 喈む喁嵿畾喁嗋喈侧瘝 喈呧喁嵿喈苦疅喁佮喁�,
喈呧喁堗喁佮喁� 喈掂喈氞瘒喈熰喁佮喁� 喈呧喈┼瘝喈喁� 喈む喈班畾喁佮喁嵿喈�,
喈氞喁堗 喈ㄠ喈班瘉喈掂喈｀畽喁� 喈曕喈距畾喁佮喁嵿喈� 喈喈曕瘉喈瘝,
喈呧喁堗喈┼瘝喈┼瘉 喈炧喈┼喈距喁嵿畷喁� 喈曕喁嵿畢喈喈熰瘒喈曕喁�.
camaiyam palacuttit ta峁塩eyal a峁熱篃i峁璾m,
amaiyum vic膿峁璦mum ara峁塵an tiracutti,
camaiya niruv膩峁嘺峁� kal膩cutti y膩kum,
amaima峁夅箟u 帽膩峁塧m膩rk kamapi峁搆am膿.
English translation of verse 1450:
Samaya is the ordination rite for self-surrender in Chariya
Visesha, the rite for incantation of Siva Mantra in Kriya
Nirvana helps Kalas purification in Yoga
And Abhisheka for Grace to reach in Jnana.
Comments (in Tamil)
喈む喈班瘉喈喁嵿喈苦喈瘝 > 喈愢喁嵿喈距喁� 喈む喁嵿喈苦喈瘝 > 5. 喈氞喈苦喁� > 喈喈熰喁�: 1450
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Alternative transliteration:
camaiyam palacuttit tanceyal arritum,
amaiyum vicetamum aranman tiracutti,
camaiya niruvanan kalacutti yakum,
amaimannu nanamark kamapitekame.
samaiyam palasuthith thanseyal arridum,
amaiyum visedamum aranman thirasuthi,
samaiya niruvanang kalasuthi yagum,
amaimannu gnanamark kamapidegame.
tirumantiram > aint膩m tantiram > 5. cariyai > 辫腻峁璦濒: 1450
惫墨峁弓耻 ne峁焛岣纺乲iya cariyai mutaliyavaika岣穒l ni峁焝a virumpuv艒r, 膩ciriyarai a峁璦intu t墨kkai pe峁熱篃u ni峁夅篃a va岣籭y膿 avai u峁噈aic cariyai mutaliya峁塧v膩yp paya峁塼arum. att墨kkai, `camayam, vic膿峁璦m, niruv膩峁嘺m, api峁搆am` e峁塧 n膩峁塳u vakaippa峁璾m. camaya t墨kkai 迟奴濒补 耻峁璦尘辫补颈辫 pala vakaiyil t奴ymaip pa峁璾ttu vat膩kum. ata峁� paya峁壞乲a, m膩峁嚥贡共贯箟, itu k膩峁焨m ell膩c ceyal ka岣穉iyum ta峁夅箟膩l 膩ki峁夅篃a峁塧v膩kav膿y膩ka maya峁卥iyirunta mayakkam n墨峁卥um膩峁焨. `ell膩m 补惫补峁� ceyal (肠颈惫补峁� ceyal)` 膩talai u峁嘺rum v膩yppi峁塧ip pe峁焨v膩峁�. ata峁塧i a峁璾ttuc ceyyappa峁璾m vic膿峁璦 t墨kkai civamantira峁卥a岣穉ip p墨ca峁卥a岣放嶀弓u k奴峁弓i upat膿cittu, ata峁壞乴 perumpaya峁� a峁璦iyac ceyvat膩kum. c膩ntattai u峁璦iya niruv膩峁嘺 t墨kkai, `nivirtti, pirati峁弓ai, vittai, c膩nti, c膩nti y膩t墨tai` e峁夅箟um kalaika岣� aintil 膿峁塧iya poru峁� pirapa帽cam, co峁焢irapa帽ca峁卥a岣纺亂 a峁璦峁卥iyu岣丰阜a attuv膩kka岣穒峁璦m膩ka ni峁焝um ca帽cita ka峁塵a峁卥a岣穉i 膩kutika岣纺乴 a岣籭ttu, m膩峁嚥贡共贯箟atu 膩峁塵膩vai ni峁塵alam (m膩ca峁熱篃atu) 膩kkuvat膩m. ata峁焝um膿l u岣丰阜a api峁搆am` 膩ciriyar膩y vi岣穉峁卥ip pi峁焌rkkum t墨kkai ceyta峁焝u uriya periya 帽膩峁塧t takutiyu峁璦iyavarkku av 膩ciriyatta峁塵aiyai api峁搆am ceytu a岣穒ppatu.
tirumantiram > aintam tantiram > 5. cariyai > patal: 1450
vittu nerilakiya cariyai mutaliyavaikalil nirka virumpuvor, aciriyarai ataintu tikkai perru ninra valiye avai unmaic cariyai mutaliyanavayp payantarum. attikkai, `camayam, vicetam, niruvanam, apitekam` ena nanku vakaippatum. camaya tikkai tula utampaip pala vakaiyil tuymaip patuttu vatakum. atan payanaka, manavan, itu karum ellac ceyal kalaiyum tannal akinranavakaveyaka mayankiyirunta mayakkam ninkumaru. `ellam avan ceyal (civan ceyal)` atalai unarum vayppinaip peruvan. atanai atuttuc ceyyappatum viceta tikkai civamantirankalaip picankalotu kutti upatecittu, atanal perumpayan ataiyac ceyvatakum. cantattai utaiya niruvana tikkai, `nivirtti, piratittai, vittai, canti, canti yatitai` ennum kalaikal aintil enaiya porut pirapancam, corpirapancankalay atankiyulla attuvakkalitamaka nirkum cancita kanmankalai akutikalal alittu, manavanatu anmavai ninmalam (macarratu) akkuvatam. atarkumel ulla apitekam` aciriyaray vilankip pirarkkum tikkai ceytarku uriya periya nanat takutiyutaiyavarkku av aciriyattanmaiyai apitekam ceytu alippatu.
thirumanthiram > aintham thanthiram > 5. sariyai > padal: 1450
vittu nerilagiya sariyai muthaliyavaigalil nirka virumbuvor, asiriyarai adainthu thikkai perru ninra vazhiye avai unmais sariyai muthaliyanavayp payantharum. athikkai, `samayam, visedam, niruvanam, apidegam` ena nanku vagaippadum. samaya thikkai thula udambaip pala vagaiyil thuymaip paduthu vathagum. athan payanaga, manavan, ithu karum ellas seyal kalaiyum thannal aginranavagaveyaga mayangiyiruntha mayakkam ningumaru. `ellam avan seyal (sivan seyal)` athalai unarum vayppinaip peruvan. athanai aduthus seyyappadum viseda thikkai sivamanthirangalaip pisangalodu kutti upathesithu, athanal perumbayan adaiyas seyvathagum. santhathai udaiya niruvana thikkai, `nivirthi, pirathittai, vithai, santhi, santhi yathithai` ennum kalaigal ainthil enaiya porud pirapancham, sorpirapanchangalay adangiyulla athuvakkalidamaga nirkum sanchitha kanmangalai aguthigalal azhithu, manavanathu anmavai ninmalam (masarrathu) akkuvatham. atharkumel ulla apidegam` asiriyaray vilangip pirarkkum thikkai seytharku uriya periya gnanath thaguthiyudaiyavarkku av asiriyathanmaiyai apidegam seythu alippathu.