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adiyum padi kadappath thOL thisai mEl sella
mudiyum visumbu aLandhadhu enbar - vadi ugirAl
IrndhAn iraNiyanadhu Agam irunjchiRaip puL
UrndhAn ulagaLandha nAnRu

Meaning:

IrndhAn 				- He ripped
vadi ugirAl 				- with sharp nails
iraNiyanadhu Agam 			- the chest of Hiranya;
UrndhAn 				- He rode
iru chiRaip puL 			- Garuda with the wide wings;
ulagu aLandha nAnRu 			- When He measured the worlds,
adiyum 					- His divine feet
padi kadappa 				- measured the world,
thOl 					- His divine shoulders
thisai mEl sella 			- went in all directions, and
mudiyum 				- His crown
aLandhadhu 				- occupied
visumbu 				- all space;
enbar 					- thus say njAnis.

Vyakhyana Saram:
In the previous pasuram, Azhvar cried for having lost Him for countless time. In this pasuram, he cries "I might have lost Him in the milky ocean which is far away; but I also lost Him when He placed His divine feet on everyone's head".

Poygaiyazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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