1130. Once, long ago, the Lord lay resting in the Milk Ocean, On the soft yet mighty bed of Ādiśeṣa. He is like the radiant gem who grants every boon desired. His abode is Kanchipuram,
Beautiful, with gem-studded mansions all around.
In earlier times, at the fortress of Maṇṇai, The Pallava king defeated his enemies in fierce battle,
Casting them into the gaping mouths of spears That feasted on their flesh. That same Pallava ruler later bowed at the Lord’s feet. This is Paramēchura Viṇṇagaram.
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He is that supreme emperumān who, in a time long past, manifested a most distinguished and glorious form as He mercifully reclined upon the divine serpent-couch, Thiruvananthāzhvān, in the transcendent Milk Ocean, Thiruppārkaḍal. This divine couch, Ādiśēṣa, is possessed of both immense strength and exquisite tenderness. As celebrated in the Stōtra Ratnam (39),