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mAlum karungkadalE! en nORRAy? vaiyagam uNdu
Alinilaith thuyinRa AzhiyAn - kOlak
karumEnich sengkaN mAl kaN padaiyuL enRum
thirumEni nI thINdap peRRu

Meaning:

vaiyagam uNdu 				- He who swallowed the world,
thuyinRa 				- who rests
Alin ilai 				- on the tender leaf,
AzhiyAn 				- who sleeps on the ocean,
kOlak karumEni 				- who has the beautiful dark form
sem kaN 				- and red eyes,
mAl 					- the one who loves His devotees;
karungkadalE 				- O! dark ocean
mAlum 					- that melts due to the pleasure of
thINdap peRRu 				- touching
thirumEni 				- His divine body
enRum 					- for ever
kaN padaiyuL 				- when He rests;
nI en nORRAy 				- what effort did you undertake for this?

Vyakhyana Saram:
Azhvar talks to the milky ocean in this pasuram and says "I am crying because I have lost the capacity to touch Him for ever. This world got a chance to touch Him one time. What did you do to have Him rest on You and feel His touch for all time?"

Poygaiyazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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