740 ## er ārnta karu nĕṭumāl irāmaṉāy * vaṉam pukka ataṉukku āṟṟā *
tār ārnta taṭavarait tol̤ tayarataṉ tāṉ pulampiya * appulampal taṉṉai **
kūr ārnta vel valavaṉ * kozhiyar koṉ kuṭaik kula cekaraṉ cŏl cĕyta *
cīr ārnta tamizh mālai ivai vallār * tī nĕṟikkaṇ cĕllār tāme (11)
Simple Translation
740. Dasharatha, adorned with garlands,
his arms strong as mountains, suffered when his son,
the beautiful dark Nedumāl, went to the forest.
Kulasekharan, the king of Kozhiyur
who carries a sharp spear and rules under a royal umbrella
composed ten Tamil pāsurams
that describe the suffering of Dasharatha.
If devotees learn these Tamil pāsurams
they will avoid the bad paths of life.