1318. My daughter says, “He is Kannan, the king
whose body has the color of a dark cloud or a kuvalai flower,
who broke the tusks of the elephant that eats balls of rice
and he stays in Nāngai where tall palaces are studded with pearls. ”
My innocent daughter's mouth, as precious as coral,
sings the praises of his Pārthanpalli temple
where he abides with Lakshmi, his beloved wife.
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