992. When Surpaṇaka came roaring with a mouth wide like a cave, He struck her down, slicing her nose with His sharp, shining sword. Wielder of the blazing chakra and the Lord of the eternal Nityasuris, He once lifted the Govardhana hill to shield the cows from the storm unleashed by Indra’s pride. He now dwells in Śālagrāmam, that beautiful land ringed with ponds. Go, O heart! Reach that sacred place!
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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.)
In this profound pāśuram, the Āzhvār meditates upon the divine acts of Emperumān, commencing with an incident that predates even the great battle with Khara and his demonic horde: the righteous disfigurement of Śūrpaṇakhā. The Āzhvār declares that the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, in His incarnation as Śrī Rāma,