1244. The dark-colored lord, the father of Kāma
who killed Thenuhan and Putanā,
who were sent by evil-minded Kamsan
and wandered everywhere to deceive him
stays in beautiful Arimeyavinnagaram temple in Nāngur
where the crashing ocean brings pearls and leaves them on the shore
and good-hearted Vediyars live, skilled in mantras, the four Vedās,
the six Upanishads, the five sacrifices and many excellent arts.
O heart, let us go and worship him there.
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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.)
He is that Supreme Lord, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, who brought a swift and decisive end to the malevolent lives of the asuras Dhēnukāsura and Pūtanā. These wicked beings, cloaked in deceitful forms, were dispatched by the cruel-hearted Kaṁsa, whose malice was so profound that he could not tolerate the very presence of our Lord in Āyarpāḍi. Furthermore, Emperumān is the ultimate