741. Rāma, tall, with beautiful eyes,
colored like a dark cloud,
our dear king, our lord,
the light that illuminates the whole world,
stays in beautiful Ayodhya surrounded by high walls.
Born in the dynasty of the sun,
he brightens that royal line, and he conquered the whole sky
and is the god of Thiruchitrakudam in Thillai.
When will the day come
when I see him joyfully with my eyes?
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.)
In this sublime pāśuram, the Āzhvār contemplates with profound devotion the divine incarnation of Emperumān as Śrī Rāma. He reveals how the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, descended to this world primarily to vanquish the sorrows of the celestial beings, such as Indra and others, and to restore their blissful existence.