One Word Many Meanings

Each Classical Tamil word has many possible meanings

Because in incantation languages like Classical Tamil, each word has many possible meanings to it, with mind humbly invoking Lord Siva's Grace, we just have to look into the classical Tamil dictionary for the meaning of each word in a Tirumantiram verse that yields a coherent and wholesome meaning.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Tirumantiram 147 - Tantra 1 - Upon death, not the body but its ash is left over for protection

சீக்கை விளைந்தது செய்வினை மூட்டு-இற்ற 
ஆக்கை பிரிந்தது அலகு பழுத்தது
மூக்கினில் கை-வைத்து மூடிட்டுக் கொண்டு-போய்க் 
காக்கைக்குப் பலி காட்டியவாறே.  147.

Literal Translation
1  Phlegm formed did-action rise-broken
2  Rope separated chin grey-colour-assumed
3  Nose-in rope-inner-coil-keeping taken-gone
4  Protection-for ash produced (lo! counted thus)

Lucid Translation
1  With phlegm formed, rising (association with physical frame) of past action (impressions) broken,
2  With (breath-) rope (binding Ida and Pingala nerves) separated and chin assumed grey colour
3  With physical frame taken and gone, keeping 'rope-inner-coil' in nose,
4  Protection-for ash produced (from cremation of the physical frame) (lo! counted thus)


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