the great city —

one who has taken residence at the great thiruvallikkĕṇi which is near the great thirumayilai where waves come and lap —

 other than in paramapadham —

only the activity of measuring this huge world, is equivalent. —

one who is reclining in the temple which is sweet beyond anyone’s thoughts —

coiling the long snake (vāsuki) as rope (for churning) —

snake’s long head —

vast ponds where —

 in the great sky —

enabling him to live for a long time —

in the expansive milky ocean —

in the expansive ocean —

one having long divine feet (the origin of gangā) —

long expansive eyes’ —

having a spear, which is long and which knows how to kill, in the hand —

sees for long; —

without expansion or contraction in true nature —

sweet and beautiful thirukkŏvalūr —

with the huge, beautiful moon fitting well —

one who has the long divine crown —