1375. When the world grew dark and everyone became dull-witted,
and the gods in the sky worshiped you asking you to give them knowledge,
you took the form of a swan and taught them the Vedās.
You stay in Thiruvellarai where surumbu bees
and many kinds of other bees
swarm around the blooming screw pine plants and mango trees
singing beautifully with the sound “tena tena. ”
Give me your grace.
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.)