1451. O lord, you, my ruler,
swallowed the bright moon, the sun,
the world and all creatures at the end of the eon.
You rested on a banyan leaf on the wavy ocean
when you were a beautiful baby.
If you give me your grace so I may see you,
I will not want this family life,
O god of Thiruvinnagar.
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(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.)
O Supreme Lord! During the great cosmic deluge (praḷaya), You effortlessly consumed the entire universe and all its inhabitants. You took within Your divine stomach the two great luminaries—the sun, the very source of searing heat, and the moon, the repository of soothing coolness—along with all the worlds they traverse and every being residing within them. Having protected