2080. The daughter says,
“My lord, the beloved of Nappinnai the cowherd girl,
churned the milky ocean with waves,
shot his arrows and killed the king of the Rakshasās
whose strength never failed, conquering and destroying the Raksasas,
and carried Govardhanā mountain in his arms, protecting the cows.
I am his slave and I worship Nedumāl,
the tall god of cool Thirukudandai and Thiruvinnagaram
surrounded by the ocean rolling with waves.
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.)
An Introduction to the Āzhvār’s State of Divine Longing
In the inaugural decade of chapters, Tirumaṅgai Āzhvār embarks upon a profound spiritual inquiry. He first establishes with certainty the true nature of the individual soul (jīvātman), followed by a determination of the true nature of the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa. Subsequently, he identifies the ultimate