கஜேந்திர மோட்சம் (Gajendra Moksham) - Poem
हस्ताभ्याम् ऊर्ध्व-नमस्कृता Hastābhyām ūrdhva-namaskṛtā हस्तिगिरौ उत्तम-क्षेत्रे Hastigirau uttama-kṣetre वेगवती प्रवृत्त-प्रवाहा Vegavatī pravṛtta-pravāhā वेष्टति गाढ-लीन-पङ्कजम् Veṣṭati gāḍha-līna-paṅkajam Meaning: In the supreme sacred place of Hastigiri (Kanchipuram), the River Vegavati—which is worshipped with hands raised high—flows rapidly and surrounds the lotus that is deeply immersed (in the water/mud) Poet's Comment: To start any epics we need some prologue which is setting up what is the setting of the whole story. To encapsulate it this small Sanskrit verse were soemthing which i got. Starting it as a prologue to the Gajendra Moksha Prabandham where by his grace's imagination i relive the Gajendra Moksham சூரியன் உதயம் முன்னே என் கண் விழித்து Cūriyaṉ utayam muṉṉē eṉ kaṇ viḻittu சுந்தரனை உபாசிக்க விரைந்து விட்டேன் cuntaraṉai upācikka viraintu viṭṭēṉ தாமரை தன் குளத்தில் சேற்றினின்று பூக்க tāmarai taṉ kuḷattil cēṟṟiṉiṉṟu pūkka தாமதம் இல்ல...