Ending Desire
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avāviṉai yāṟṟa vaṟuppiṟ ṟavāviṉai / tāṉvēṇṭu māṟṟāṉ varum
“Who thoroughly rids his life of passion-prompted deed, / Deeds of unfailing worth shall do, which, as he plans, succeed.”
“If a man cutteth off utterly all his desires, salvation shall come to him by any path that he commandeth to it.”
If one can cut desire off completely, the unfailing deed that leads to liberation will come in the way one rightly seeks.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அவாவினை அற்ற அறுப்பின்= ஒருவன் அவாவினை அஞ்சித் துவரக்கெடுக்க வல்லனாயின்; தவா வினை தான் வேண்டும் ஆற்றான் வரும்= அவனுக்குக் கெடாமைக்கு ஏதுவாகிய வினை தான் விரும்புநெறியானே உண்டாம்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
If a person utterly eradicates craving from the mind, the imperishable deed of spiritual liberation will unfold along the very path they seek.