Ending Desire
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ārā viyaṟkai yavānīppi ṉannilaiyē / pērā viyaṟkai tarum
“Drive from thy soul desire insatiate; / Straight'way is gained the moveless blissful state.”
“Desire is never filled: but if a man giveth it up he attaineth perfection even at that very moment.”
If one removes desire, whose nature is never to be filled, that very state gives a nature that never departs from stability.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
ஆரா இயற்கை அவா நீப்பின்= ஒருகாலும் நிரம்பாத இயல்பினை உடைய அவாவினை ஒருவன் நீக்குமாயின்; அந்நிலையே பேரா இயற்கை தரும்= அந்நீப்பு அவனுக்கு அப்பொழுதே எஞ்ஞான்றும் ஒரு நிலையனாம் இயல்பைக் கொடுக்கும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
If a person casts off craving, whose very nature is never to be satisfied, that renunciation immediately confers the unchanging, eternal serenity of liberation.