Compassion
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aruḷcērnta neñciṉārk killai yiruḷcērnta / viṉṉā vulakam pukal
“They in whose breast a 'gracious kindliness' resides, / See not the gruesome world, where darkness drear abides.”
“They enter not into the dark and bitter world whose heart is joined unto mercy.”
For those whose hearts are filled with universal compassion, there is no entry into the dark, sorrowful realm of misery.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
இருள் சேர்ந்த இன்னா உலகம் புகல்= இருள்செறிந்த துன்ப உலகத்துள் சென்று புகுதல்; அருள் சேர்ந்த நெஞ்சினார்க்கு இல்லை- அருள் செறிந்த நெஞ்சினை உடையார்க்கு இல்லை.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
For those whose hearts are filled with universal compassion, there is no entry into the dark, sorrowful realm of misery.