984. He gave Indra his fierce elephant Airavata, the nectar from the milky ocean, and rulership over the heavens. To us too, He gave Himself. He is our Lord, our Father, and even the gods bow at His feet. It was His will that sent Ganga flowing from Mount Mandara, splitting into a thousand streams. Now, He resides at Badarikāśramam, on the banks of that sacred Ganga.
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(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.)
To the celestial king, indra, who is ever desirous of worldly boons, our emperumān bestowed gifts of transient yet magnificent glory. He granted unto him the mighty elephant airāvadam, a creature of formidable strength; the divine nectar of immortality that emerged from the churning of the sacred milk ocean, thiruppāṟkadal; dominion over the celestial realm of