Realising the Truth
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iruṇīṅki yiṉpam payakku maruṇīṅki / mācaṟu kāṭci yavarkku
“Darkness departs, and rapture springs to men who see, / The mystic vision pure, from all delusion free.”
“Behold the man who is freed from delusion and who hath an unclouded vision: darkness ceaseth for him and joy cometh unto him.”
For those whose delusion has left and whose vision of truth is stainless, the darkness of rebirth departs and the bliss of liberation arises.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
மருள் நீங்கி மாசு அறு காட்சியவர்க்கு= அவிச்சையின் நீங்கி மெய்யுணர்வு உடையராயினார்க்கு; இருள் நீங்கி இன்பம் பயக்கும்= அம்மெய்யுணர்வு பிறப்பினை நீக்கி வீட்டினைக் கொடுக்கும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
For those whose ignorance has dissolved and whose vision of truth is stainless and pure, the darkness of rebirth departs and the supreme bliss of liberation is born.