Austerity
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kūṟṟaṅ kutittaluṅ kaikūṭu nōṟṟali / ṉāṟṟa ṟalaippaṭ ṭavarkku
“E'en over death the victory he may gain, / If power by penance won his soul obtain.”
“Behold the men that have acquired power by austerities: they can succeed even in conquering death.”
Those who attain the full power arising from austerity are said to succeed even in passing beyond Death.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
(இதன்பொருள்) கூற்றம் குதித்தலும் கைகூடும்= கூற்றத்தைக் கடத்தலும் உண்டாவதாம்; நோற்றலின் ஆற்றல் தலைப்பட்டவர்க்கு= தவத்தான் வரும் ஆற்றலைத் தலைப்பட்டார்க்கு.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Even the transcendence of death itself becomes achievable for those who have attained the supreme spiritual mastery born of dedicated austerity.