496. The girls coming to wake up the god say,
"You are like a lion that has slept in a mountain cave in the
rainy season, and opens its fiery eyes and roars, its mane
hanging low.
The One, colored as dark as a kāyām flower, wake up!
Do come out of your beautiful temple and sit on your majestic
throne. We beseech You to know the purpose of our visit and
give us your grace, and help us.
We are going to worship our Pāvai.
Velukkudi Sri. U. Ve. Krishnan Swami’s Upanyasam
TP.1.23
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.)
Just as monarchs remain ensconced within their palaces during the rainy season, avoiding the battles that lie beyond their walls, so too does the lion find shelter within the cavern's embrace, refraining from venturing forth. In such a season, akin to how Perumāḷ (Śrī Rāma) sought refuge in the cave of Mālyavān while Sugrīva stayed with his