1228. The dark lord colored like a rain-giving cloud,
strong as a bull, who split open the wide chest of the evil Asuran Hiranyan,
and who churned the milky ocean and gave the nectar to the gods
stays happily every day
in the temple of Vaikundavinnagaram in Nāngur
where jasmine bushes, punnai trees,
beautiful cherundi trees and shenbaga flowers bloom in the rain,
spreading their fragrance in the lovely groves,
and fish frolic, swim and play in the ponds.
O innocent heart, let us go there and worship him.
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.)
Sriman Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Lord whose divine form is resplendent like a beautiful, dark raincloud, is the eternally youthful one. With effortless grace, He once tore asunder the wide, unyielding chest of the wrathful Hiraṇyan—a chest fortified by the strength of powerful boons. He is that same great Lord who, after churning the vast and formidable ocean of milk, Thiruppārkadal,