Tiruvarurp Pallu 1.7

1.7

Binding his sash, drinking much cuḷḷu and kaḷ,
burping with intoxication, swaggering, eyes reddened,
flashing an admiring gentle smile, twisting his moustache,
smearing white ash across his face,
wearing a string of green beads, wearing a low hanging coral cord,
wearing a thick red waist-band and an ornate upper ornament,
carrying on his diamond-like, robust shoulders [his tools],
Vanmīkanātap Paḷḷaṉ appeared.