1571. The lord of Naraiyur drove Arjunā’s chariot in the Bhārathā war
and killed the strong Kauravā kings,
giving his grace to the Pāndavās,
and went to Lankā surrounded by the ocean and destroyed it.
He is the god of Srirangam on the bank of Kaveri
where bees swarm around the abundant water
and he, the lord of the sky, he rules me.
My mind will not be devoted to anyone
except the beautiful lotus-eyed Kannan,
the ruler of all the worlds.
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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.)
He, the Supreme Lord Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, manifested as Lord Kr̥ṣṇa for the sake of His beloved devotees, the Pañca Pāṇḍavas. During the great Mahābhārata war, He resolved to eliminate the kings, led by the arrogant Dhuryodhana, who had forsaken righteousness and were ruling through the sheer force of their physical strength and demonic convictions. For the sake of