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aravam adal vEzham An kurundham puL vAy
kuravai kudamulai maRkunRam - karavinRi
vittiRuththu mEyththosiththuk kINdu kOththAdi uNdu
atteduththa sengkaN avan

Meaning:

sem kaN avan 			- The Lord with the red lotus like eyes,
karavu inRi 			- openly (without hiding Himself)
aravam vittu 			- drove away the snake Kalinga,
adal vEzham iRuththu 		- broke the tusk of the warring elephant Kuvalayapeedam,
An mEyththu 			- herded the cows,
kurundham osiththu 		- broke the Kurundha tree (and killed the asura hidden in it),
puL vAy kINdu 			- killed the asura who came in the form of a stork,
kuravai kOththu 		- did rAsakrIda with the Gopikas,
kudam Adi 			- danced with pots,
mulai uNdu 			- drank milk (along with her life) from the breast of Putana,
mal attu 			- killed the wrestlers (Chanura and Mushtika), anbd
kunRam eduththa 		- lifted the Govardhana mountain.

Vyakhyana Saram:
Azhvar enjoys his act of leaving Adisesha who performs all kinds of services, coming to this world as Krishna, killing the asuras who are like weeds and protecting the world.

Poygaiyazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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