2453 இல்லறம் இல்லேல் * துறவறம் இல் என்னும் * சொல் அறம் அல்லனவும் சொல் அல்ல ** நல்லறம் ஆவனவும் * நால் வேத மாத் தவமும் * நாரணனே ஆவது ஈது அன்று என்பார் ஆர்? (72)
2453. The proverb may say,
“If one has not had a family life, he cannot be a sage, ”
but that is not dharma.
Good dharma, the four Vedās and tapas
are all only the god Nāranan himself.
Who can say this is not right?
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate poetry to prose conversion (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continiously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning of those verse.)
illaṛam il ennum sollum — those authentic souces which say that karma yŏgam (path of carrying out of deeds), which is the rule for gruhastham (way of life for married people) and which is accepted by ṣāsthras, is the means [for attaining mŏksham]; sol alla — not authentic; illĕl — even if it is not (means); thuṛavaṛam il ennum sollum — the authentic sources which say that gyāna yŏgam (path of knowledge) is the means; sol alla — not authentic; illĕl — even otherwise; allana aṛam il ennum sollum — authentic souces which say that others (bhakthi yŏgam (path of devotion), dhĕṣavāsam (residing in a divine abode), thirunāma sangīrthanam (reciting divine names of emperumān) etc) are the means; sol alla — not authentic; nal aṛam āvanavum — gyānam, bhakthi etc which are righteous paths; nāl vĕdha mā thavamum — karmayŏgam which has been spoken of in the four vĕdhas; nāraṇanĕ āvadhu — give results due to the grace of ṣrīman nārāyaṇa; īdhu — this truth; anṛu enbār ār — who is there who will say that this is not correct?