Different Brahmin names in Tirumandiram

Different  Brahmin  names  in Tirumandiram

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

Thirumandhiram  by  Thirumoolar   is a book   written   in   200  BC. Recently  I had translated 350  verses  of thirumanthiram.To my surprise, THirumoolar refers to Brahmins as  Brahmanar(worshippers  of Brahma)  , Anthanar(worshippers of fire) , Vedhiyar(those  who study Vedas), Paarppan(Those  who looked ) .and Ariyar (gentleman)   .According to history books written by British  , Brahmins must have migrated to Tamil Nadu in around 500  BC I am giving  those  verses  below:-

Sathiyam indri thanijnanam than indri,

Otha vidayamvittorumunarvindri,

Bathiyum indri, paranunmai  indri,

Pitherummoodar brahmanar thaamandre.

They without truth  , without  special wisdom,

They without proper knowledge , they who have no feeling for others,

They without devotion, They   who do not know    truth of God,

Are lunatic idiots and they are  not brahmins.

Anthanar  aavoraruthozhilpoondulor,

Semthazhalombi, muppothumniyanamcheithu,

Athavamnalkarumathuninruaangittu,

Santhiyumothisadanguarupporkale

They who are Brahmins  have   six types  of jobs,

They maintain the fire, do the needed rituals  all the three  times,

Do that penance so that  they do their dharma,

Perform sandhyavandhana and formulate  rituals for others.

Vedantham ketkavirumbiya vedhiyar,

Vedanthamkettum, thamvetkaiozhinthilar,

Vedanthamaavathu, vetkaiozhinthidam,

Vedanthamkettavar, vetkaivittare  .

The Brahmins    who wanted to hear  the philosophy,

In spite of learning  philosophy, did not leave their desire,

In spite  of philosophy being   a state of  “no desire”

And those   who learn philosophy   are those who left their desire

Per konda paarppan , piraan thannai  archithaal,

Por konda  ventharkku pollaa  vyadhiyaam,

Paar konda  naattukku panchamum aam   yendre,

Cheer  konda   Nandhi  therinthuraithaane.

If God  is worshipped by some one who is only a Brahmin in name,

The rulers of the country   who can wage   war would  get sick,

The country   would greatly   suffer  by famine,

And this truth has been taught  by  my Lord Shiva.

Akaram aayiram , aariyar keeyil yen,

Sikaram   aayiram cheithu mudikkil  yen,

Pakarum jnani pakal oon balathukku,

Nikarilai   yenpathu  nischayam thane

There  is no use if we give thousand homes  to Brahmins,

There is no use   in building  towers to thousand temples,

If we  give lunch to  a wise  man, the above two,

Would not be equal to that and this is the  truth.