My supreme benefactor, Sarveśvaran, has chosen for His divine abode the sacred hill of Siṅgavēḷ kuṉṟam. This is the holy place where even the mighty lions, their eyes glowing red with the wealth of their innate valour (vīraśrī), approach Him not with ferocity but with profound devotion. In their unique way, these noble beasts would hunt and slay only those animals