423. When they are old, people go to others
who are strong because they believe they will help them.
Even though I am not worthy to approach you,
I come to you for refuge because you saved the elephant Gajendra
from the crocodile when it seized him.
When I become old and my time comes to an end
and I am suffering, I may not be able even to think of you.
Now I have told you what my state will be then.
O lord, you rest on the snake bed on the ocean in Srirangam.
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)