this huge world surrounded by ocean, that you measured then because of your special relationship with it —

like the great mĕru parvatha (a mountain in the higher worlds) —

like a big mountain —

even if he is beyond approach (by us) —

is the mountain —

sandalwood paste made from sandalwood trees in mountains —

 in mountain slope —

 in the mountain slope —

 on the surroundings of the mountain —

the slender waist, —

 lifted up gŏvardhana mountain as umbrella —

 like mountain —

is it due to the desire to attain us? —

 ŏh ŏne having on one side (of ḥis body) the rudhran who is having in the left side (of his body) acquiescent/beautiful pārvathi, who is the daughter of himavān who is the best of kings, —

one having four big mountain-like shoulders —

gathering them and falling —

those who recite them —

it is the hill which is the residence for emperumān who has the complexion of cloud —

 that is, emperumān who is big like an elephant in form like a mountain, —

the dark mountains —