391. Dasharatha’s son, Rāma who cut off the heads of Rāvanan
and the nose of his sister Surpanakha
stayed in Thirukkandam and rules as his fame spreads everywhere.
If a devotee goes there where our lord Purushothaman stays
and merely says, “Ganges, Ganges!”
his bad karmā will disappear
and he will receive the virtue of joining his hands
to worship the god on the banks of the Ganges.
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.)