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Pasuram:

pallANdu pallANdu pallAyiraththANdu
	pala kOdi nURAyiram
mallANda thiN thOL maNivaNNA! un
	sEvadi sevvi thirukkAppu	

Meaning:

thiN 				- O Lord! with the strong
thOL 				- divine shoulders
ANda 				- that killed
mal 				- the wrestlers Chanura and Mushtika,
vaNNA 				- who has the color and qualities
maNi 				- of the dark blue emerald.
sevvi 				- May the beauty
un 				- of Your
sEvadi 				- divine red feet,
pallANdu 			- for many countless years (of humans),
pallANdu 			- for many countless years (of devas),
pallAyiraththANdu 		- for countless years (of Brahma),
palakOdi nURAyiram 		- for countless Brahmas countless years,
thirukkAppu 			- (that is, for all time) be protected.

Vyakhyana Saram:
Seeing that Lord with great auspicious qualities, in this world which is subject to time, Azhvar is worried what might happen to Him. Therefore he performs mangalashasanam to Him that His beauty be protected for as long as time is there.

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