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pAlan thanadhu uruvAy EzhulaguNdu Alilaiyin
mEl anRu nI vaLarndha mey enbar - Al anRu
vElai nIr uLLadhO? viNNadhO? maNNadhO?
sOlai sUzh kunReduththAy! sollu

Meaning:

nI vaLarndha 			- That You rested
pAlan thanadhu uruvAy 		- in the form of a small baby,
Al ilaiyin mEl 			- on a tender banyan leaf,
anRu 				- during the praLaya,
Ezh ulagu uNdu 			- having swallowed the seven worlds,
mey enbar 			- is true, say the vaidikas.
anRu 				- At that time
uLLadhO 			- was
Al 				- that banyan leaf
vElai nIr 			- within the ocean,
viNNadhO 			- in space, or
maNNadhO 			- in the land;
sOlai sUzh kunRu eduththAy	-  only You, who lifted the Govardhana mountain with its gardens,
sollu 				- have to say.

Vyakhyana Saram:
Azhvar says - Let us put aside the fact that no one can understand Your nature, form, qualities and wealth; Can You who knows everything even fully understand Your own acts?

Poygaiyazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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