***Simple Translation*** "Upon a maiden with dark, flower-adorned tresses, You cast a sidelong glance

my, mel āvi — soft mind, mey — physical body, migavĕ pūrikkum — will greatly puff up [due to pride] Dark-hued Flowers Remind Me of Kaṇṇaṉ.

interactions, nāl̤um — over the years, kaṇṇār — with women having, kāviyai vĕṉṟa — eyes that surpass the dark Kāvi flowers, pāviyeṉ — I, the sinner, pāviyātu — did not think about, kudantaiyāṉai — that Lord of

Am I being punished because I saw the lord as dark as a kāyām flower when he came on Garudā and fell

I long to see in my dreams the sweet lord with the color of a dark Kāyām flower.

āṭu — stand and dance, kurai kaṭal pol — who is like the roaring sea, kuval̤aikal̤ pol — and like a dark lotus flower, kŏḻu mukil pol — and like a cloud, kuṉṟu āṭu — that touches the mountain peak Śrīraṅgam

The lord dark as a kāyām flower drank the poisonous milk of Putanā when she came as a mother and killed of our Sarveśvaran, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, whose divine complexion is as enchanting and beautiful as the dark-hued *kāyā* flower.

Pure, dark as the blooming kāyam flower, the eternal Lord and Master, magnanimous and the leader of the  one who mercifully explained in ṣrī gīthā,  punidhan  —  having purity,  pūvai  —  like kāyām pū (dark coloured flower),  vaṇṇan  —  having divine complexion,  aṇṇal  —  being lord,  puṇṇiyan  —  being greatly

that flower,  irukkum  —  eternally residing,  mārvan  —  having the divine chest,  neelam  —  like a dark kuval̤ai flower,  mĕni  —  having physical beauty,  maṇi  —  like a gem,  vaṇṇan  —  having the nature

You who wear a dark karuvilai flower in your long hair are a fighting bull, Kovalan the son of Nandagopan

elephant that guarded the palace of Kamsan stays in beautiful Thirunaraiyur where swans drink honey from dark neydal flowers and sleep on blooming lotus flowers. 1493 பகுவாய்வன்பேய்கொங்கைசுவைத்து ஆருயிருண்டு

In that moment, seated amidst the branches, He Himself appeared as a magnificent, dark-hued flower that

He stays in Thirukkannapuram where beautiful lotuses bloom like lovely faces and dark kuvalai flowers

***karuviḷai pōl vaṇṇan*** — His radiance is further compared to that of a dark blue flower that blossoms

the exquisite jasmine flowers are a perfect match for the teeth of the women of the town, while the dark *pānal* flowers (*karuneydhal*) perfectly correspond to the beauty of their eyes.

The blooming dark kāyām flower is fortunate to have the same beautiful dark color that he has. 2170

pāsurams on Nedumal, who bears a shining, oil-smeared discus and stays in Vayalāli (Thiruvāli) where dark kohl-like kuvalai flowers bloom in the fields. revealed Himself in the sacred *divyadēśam* of Tiruvāli, a place resplendent with fertile fields where dark *kuvaḻai* flowers, shining like exquisite black pigment, blossom in abundance. All around, one can behold the dark and lustrous *kuvaḻai* flowers blossoming everywhere, their beauty

The One, colored as dark as a kāyām flower, wake up!

Whenever I see clouds, a dark mountain, the dark ocean, deep darkness, puvai flowers always swarming

kārtthaṇ mugilum karuviḷaiyum kāyā malarum*** – These are the cool, dark cloud of the monsoon season; the dark-blue flower of the *karuviḷai* creeper; and the deep purple blossom of the *kāyā* plant.