Tirukkurralak Kuravanci 10
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10.1
“Stricken with longing, she has fallen to the ground, our darling deer!” they say; “Look, she will not
play, she will not sing, nor wear unfading garlands!” they say;
“What deceit is this that she does not speak?” they say; “Is it the demon
of lust?” they say; “Is it madness?” they say; “Is it an illusion?” they say.
10.2
“Alas, what shall we do?” they say; “O God, has exhaustion
overcome her?” they say; “Where is her breath?” they say; “Where is her speech?” they say;
All the maidens take holy ash in hand and cry: “O Lord of Tirikūṭa
with the trident in your hand, look with grace!”
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The companions attend to Vasantavalli
viruttam
Saying, “Vasantavalli’s body
has grown weak from love
for the god of Tirukkuṟṟālam,”
they brought her to the golden mansion,
and, like those who submerge in a well
ones who have fallen with their radiant beauty lost,
the lightning-like maidens scorched her with cooling things.
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Rāga: Kalyāṇi, Tāla: Cāppu
kaṇṇis