1356. Our faultless lord who took the form of a fish,
saved the Vedās from the flood
and then, as a swan, taught them to the sages
when the earth and sky were covered with deep darkness
stays happily in beautiful Pullambudangudi
where the Ponni river with its waves
brings nine types of sparkling jewels,
pearls from bamboos, chowries and gold
and leaves them all on its banks.
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.)
On that primordial day, when a profound and impenetrable darkness completely enveloped both the earthly realm of bhūlōkam and the celestial spheres of svargam, a time when all worlds were submerged in gloom, the utterly pure Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, in His infinite compassion, chose to manifest. He assumed the graceful form of a swan, a Haṁsa, and mercifully