Ending Desire
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iṉpa miṭaiyaṟā tīṇṭu mavāveṉṉun / tuṉpattuṭ ṭuṉpaṅ keṭiṉ
“When dies away desire, that woe of woes / Ev'n here the soul unceasing rapture knows.”
“Even here a man shall have everlasting joy if he killeth that greatest misery of all, desire.”
If the deepest suffering called desire comes to an end, uninterrupted joy is possible even here in embodied life.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அவா என்னும் துன்பத்துள் துன்பங் கெடின்= அவாவென்று சொல்லப்படுகின்ற மிக்க துன்பம் ஒருவற்குக் கெடுமாயின்; ஈண்டும் இன்பம் இடையறாது= அவன் வீடுபெற்ற வழியேயன்றி உடம்போடு நின்றவழியும் இன்பம் இடையறாது.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
When the excruciating affliction called craving is utterly destroyed, unbroken bliss blossoms even here during embodied mortal life.