Sri Naachiyar

(5)

Look! Look! Gorgeous looking young nubile girls

In a ravishing bright silks

Having ‘Sun defying oil lamps’ and

‘Gold Kalasams’ in hands

Jingling with glittering

Diamond bangles

The rustle of silk seen with

On the cusp of youth

Stealing a dazzling smile on faces

Waiting in the wings to welcome Kannan

See, my friend

The King of Mathura, in my dream

Swaggering down like a thunder

With His strong ‘Padugais’

(6)

Drums thumped up and down

In tune with ‘Nadaswaram’

Meandering thro’ ‘Kalyani’

A flight in a music-filled air

Transporting all to sublime heights

To my surprise, a conch blown,

See, my friend

The brawny Madhusudan, in my dream

Strutting down His way thro’

Pearl-strewn, floral ‘Manappandal’

And holding my hand into His right

What a nice gesture, it’s!