1433. He built a bridge with stones to go to Lankā,
shot arrows from his bow,
cut off the twenty arms of Rāvana the king of Lankā
and brought back his wife Sita ornamented with shining jewels.
I went to ThenThirupper (Koiladi)
where, when the Vediyar loudly recite the four Vedās,
malanku fish in the fields hear them and jump in fright,
and worshiped the lord and I am saved.
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.)
For the sake of His divine consort, Piraṭṭi, who is eternally adorned with resplendent and shining ornaments, the Supreme Lord, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, manifested as the peerless hero, Śrī Rāma. In this glorious incarnation, He performed a truly miraculous feat by constructing a great bridge of stone across the mighty ocean, compelling even the massive rocks—which by their very