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divine, lotus, gentle feet, which may have become
tender at that time. When Si:tha was imprisoned
by Ra:vana, You went to Lanka for her sake and

destroyed that beautiful city. We offer mangalam to
Your enormous vanquishing power. When demon
Sakata:sura came in the form of a cart to crush
You, You simply stretched Your divine feet to kill

the demon with a mere touch. We sing mangalam
to the fame of Your divine qualities. When the
demons Vathsa:sura and Kapiththa:sura intended
to kill You – Our Savior- You swirled the demon-

calf Vathsa:sura and flung it like a pebble over the
demon-fruit Kapiththa:sura [hiding in a wood-apple
tree] making both the demons fall to their death -
at which time you stretched Your divine foot. We

offer mangalam to those divine feet of Yours. When
hungry Indra out of anger, caused heavy rain of
stones, You lifted the Go:vardhana hill and held it
like an umbrella to protect the go:pa boys and cows. We offer mangalam to Your quality of compassion.

You hold a spear in Your hand, that can completely destroy Your enemies, with its victorious quality. We
offer mangalam to that spear of Yours. In this way, O! Swamy! We all gathered here, singing Your heroic
feats, to obtain the parai (musical instrument) from You. Please show mercy.

PA:SURAM 25

O! Lord! One night You were born, as the son
of De:vaki De:vi who desired to have You as

her son in a 4 handed-form. That very same
night, You appeared, and secretly grew up as
the dear son of Yaso:da who longed to see
Your pastimes as a boy. When the [wicked]

Kamsa came to know about You, he became
jealous and thought of harming You. You,
then destroyed and made his intentions futile;
You became a scorching fire in his belly and

eventually killed him. You thus have been saved
for us. O! Lord who has great passion for us,
we came to request the musical instrument

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