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porukOttOr EnamAyp pukkidandhAykku anRu un
oru kOttin mEl kidandhadhanRE - virithOtta
sEvadiyai nIttith thisai nadungka viN thuLangka
mAvadivin nI aLandha maN

Meaning:

maN 				- The world
nI aLandha 			- that You measured
mA vadivin 			- in the big form of Thrivikrama,
adiyai 				- using the divine foot
viri thOtta sE 			- that is red like the blossomed petals of a lotus,
nItti 				- which grew
thisai nadungka 		- and struck fear in people of all directions
viN thuLangka 			- and in the devas
kidandhadhanRE 			- was present
un oru kOttin mEl 		- at the tip of one of Your tusks
anRu 				- at the time
pukku idandhAykku 		- You immersed in the praLaya waters and lifted it,
Or EnamAy 			- as the unmatched Varaha
poru kOttu 			- with the warring tusks.

Vyakhyana Saram:
Does that mean that only those who seek Him will be saved; will the rest be destroyed? Azvar replies - That's not how it is; if something threatens everyone then without differentiating between these two types, He will protect everyone - some times by even doing things that do not match to His greatness.

Poygaiyazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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