2015. The god of the gods with a chest adorned
with a fragrant fresh thulasi garland
took the form of a man-lion
and split open the chest of Hiranyan with his sharp claws.
If devotees do not sing his praise,
the songs that they sing are not real songs.
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.)