Thirukkural 350 in English
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Tamil original
பற்றுக பற்றற்றான் பற்றினை அப்பற்றைப்
பற்றுக பற்று விடற்கு.
Transliteration
Patruka Patratraan Patrinai Appatraip
Patruka Patru Vitarku
Modern English
“To let go of desire, hold to the One who is free from desire.”
Modern Interpretation
To let go of desire, hold to the One who is free from desire. The verse presents devotion to the desireless divine as a support for releasing our own cravings. For example, choosing a life guided by service and spiritual purpose can make status and possessions less controlling.
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Modern Plain English
To let go of desire, hold to the One who is free from desire.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Bind Thyself to the unbound one That binding breaks all bonds anon
G.U. Pope Translation
Cling thou to that which He, to Whom nought clings, hath bid thee cling,Cling to that bond, to get thee free from every clinging thing
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Desire the desire of Him who is without desire; in order to renounce desire, desire that desire
Tamil commentary
ஆசை ஏதும் இல்லாதவனாகிய இறைவன் மீது ஆசை கொள்க; அவன் மீது ஆசை கொள்வது நம் ஆசைகளை விடுவதற்கே.
Chapter 35
More from Renunciation
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From what from what a man is free From that, from that his torments flee
Kural 342Give up all to gain the True And endless joys shall hence seek you
Kural 343Curb the senses five and renounce The carving desires all at once
Kural 344To have nothing is law of vows Having the least deludes and snares
Kural 345Why add to bonds while this body Is too much for saints to be birth-free
Kural 346Who curbs the pride of I and mine Gets a world rare for gods to gain
Kural 347Grief clings on and on to those Who cling to bonds without release
Kural 348Who renounce all are free from care Others suffer delusive snare
Kural 349Bondage cut off, rebirth is off The world then seems instable stuff
Kural 350Bind Thyself to the unbound one That binding breaks all bonds anon