The Praise of God
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poṟivāyil aindhavittāṉ poydhīr ozhukka / neṟiniṉṟār nīḍuvāzh vār
Those who stand steadfast in the truthful moral path of the One who mastered the five senses live enduringly in wholeness.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“Long live they blest, who've stood in path from falsehood freed; His, 'Who quenched lusts that from the sense-gates five proceed.'”
“Behold the men who follow the righteous ways of Him who hath burned away the desires of the five senses: their days will be many upon the earth.”
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பொறி வாயில் ஐந்து அவித்தான் = மெய், வாய், கண், மூக்கு, செவி என்னும் பொறிகளை வழியாக உடைய ஐந்து அவாவினையும் அறுத்தானது; பொய் தீர் ஒழுக்க நெறி நின்றார் = மெய்யான ஒழுக்க நெறியின்கண் வழுவாது நின்றார்; நீடு வாழ்வார் = பிறப்பின்றி எக்காலத்தும் ஒருதன்மையராய் வாழ்வார்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Parimelazhagar explains that those who stand steadfast in the truthful moral path of the Divine who mastered the five sensory desires live enduringly in unchanging bliss. True spiritual longevity belongs to those who govern their senses rather than being ruled by sensory cravings.