My good Son!
Well did I have You reign over the earth, listening to the words of Kaikeyī who begot You,
O my Rāma! She said, ‘Go [and] reach the vast forest’ to
You who sat on the throne [and] stood to become king,
as the wealthy city paid homage to [and] praised [You]
worshipping [Your] pair of mighty feet!
⬥vaṉ tāḷiṉ iṇai vaṇaṅki – ‘worshipping [Your]