246
kādukaLoodupOy * kanRukaL mEyththu maRiyOdi * kārkkOdalpooch-
choodi varuhinRa dhāmOdharā! * kaRRu thooLikāN unnudambu *
pEdai mayiR sāyal pinnai maNāLā! * neerāttamaiththu vaiththEn *
ādi amudhu sey appanum uNdilan * unnOdu udanE uNbān. * 3.
Simple Translation
246. O, Damodara! You go into the forest, graze the calves,
run behind them and return, wearing kodal flowers that bloom
in the rainy season.
See! how your body is covered with dirt.
O! Beloved of Nappinnai, lovely as a peacock. I have kept water
ready for bath. Take bath and come to eat.
Your father hasn't eaten yet. He will eat with you.