Renunciation

Atravar enpaar avaa atraar matraiyarAtraaha atradhu ilar.Only those, who have given up all desire, have truly renounced;The rest surely have not renounced adequatelyThe idea is that renunciation is a purposeless exercise unless it is absolute.The ceremonial giving up of ex...

Patratra kannae pirapparukkum mattruNilaiyaamai kaanap padumFinal release comes only to those who have severed all bonds;All else linger in this impermanent world.The abandonment of all attachments is the only road to deliverance. This is also the Gita message.‘B...

Patri vidaa idumpaikal patrinaipPatri vidaa thavarkku The bonds of worldly attachments entail in their wake, continuous pain and sorrow. Only those who renounce all these attachments will secure ultimate release, or heaven. That is why the Gita says ...

Matrum thodarpaadu evankol pirapparukkal Utraarkku udampum mihai.For one, who seeks release from the chain of births, body itself is a burden, What then is the idea of other attachment? If one is intent on putting an end ...

Aadalvaendum ainthan pulathai vidalvaendum Vaendiya ellaam orunguThe essence of renunciation is the scotching of the five senses and their experience, As well as the eschewing of all desires at the same time. Controlling of the five senses ...

Yaathanin yaathanin neengiyaan noathal Athanin athanin ilanWhen you detach yourself from things of the world, one by one, Each step will be a relatively painless process. This again is Valluvar's practical suggestion to facilitate detachment. He ...