Ending Desire
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avāveṉpa vellā vuyirkkumeñ ñāṉṟun / tavāap piṟappīṉum vittu
“The wise declare, through all the days, to every living thing. / That ceaseless round of birth from seed of strong desire doth spring.”
“Desire is the seed that yieldeth unto every soul, and always, a never-failing crop of births.”
The learned call desire the seed that, for every living being and at every time, unfailingly produces renewed birth.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் எஞ்ஞான்றும் தவாஅப் பிறப்பு ஈனும் வித்து= எல்லா உயிர்கட்கும் எக்காலத்தும் கெடாது வருகின்ற பிறப்பினை விளைவிக்கும் வித்து; அவா என்ப= அவா என்று சொல்லுவர் நூலோர்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Craving is declared by the wise to be the fertile seed that continuously and unfailingly produces the cycle of rebirth for all living beings across all time.