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.
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 final, benedictory pāsuram, the saintly King Kulaśekhara Āzhvār mercifully concludes his divine composition by enunciating the glorious benefits—the phalaśruti—that are unfailingly bestowed upon all those who reverentially recite this sacred chapter.