957. In the place called Thirumangai, where clouds drift over gardens and bees hum by clear waters,
Kaliyan, the sword-bearing saint and the chief of Thirumangai, sang a divine garland in sweet words.
O devotees! Hold fast to these verses. At life’s end, call out “Nārāyaṇa.”
In sorrow, remember Him. In peace, say His name—
for “Nārāyaṇa” is the very poison to our karmā—know this well!
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate poetry to prose conversion (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continiously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning of those verse.)