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nAnRa mulaith thalai nanjchuNdu uRi veNNey
thOnRa uNdAn venRi sUzh kaLiRRai - UnRi
porudhu udaivu kaNdAnum puLLin vAy kINdAnum
marudhidai pOy maNNaLandha mAl

Meaning:

mAl 					- The Lord Sriman Narayana is the one,
nanjchu uNdu 				- who drank poison
nAnRa mulai thalai 			- from the breast (of Putana),
thOnRa uNdAn 				- who ate while letting everyone know
veNNey 					- the butter
uRi 					- kept in the pot (uRi),
Unri porudhu 				- who stood and fought, and
udaivu kaNdAnum 			- destroyed
venRi sUzh kaLiRRai 			- the victorious and cunning elephant Kuvalayapeetam,
kINdAnum 				- who ripped
puLLin vAy 				- the mouth of Bakasura who came as a stork,
marudhi idai pOy 			- who crawled between the two Marudha trees, and
maN aLandha 				- who measured all the worlds.

Vyakhyana Saram:
In this pasuram, Azhvar says "Not only did I lose Him when He measured the worlds; I also lost Him when He was born amongst the innocent Yadavas and accesible to everyone".

Poygaiyazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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