Friday 19 December 2025 (4th Verse) (Section I – 4 of 5)
Aazhi Mazhaik kanna ondru nee kai karavel
The lord of the rains, Krishna, shower in plenty
Aazhi ullpukku mugandhu kodaarththeri
sweep down into the ocean bringing up all the water
Oozhi mudalvan uruvam pol mey karuthu
the clouds dark like the form of the Lord Krishna
Paazhiyan tholudai p padmanabhan kaiyyil
in the hands of the Lord with powerful arms who rose from the Lotus
Aazhi pol minni valampuri pol nindr adhirndhu
Shining bright like the Disc and the shattering cry of the conch
Thazhadhe sarngam udiatha saramazhai p pol
Like the stream of arrows that issue from the powerful bow of yours
Vazha ulaginil peydhidaay nangalum
Shower in plenty in this world so that we
Margazhi neerada magizhndelor empavai.
will bathe and rejoice in your glory this margazhi month my girls
Continuing the prayers that she commenced, Andal in this fourth verse, refers to the Lord as the master of all the rain that falls on this earth. She picturises the Lord as going deep into the ocean, taking the water and rising high in the sky to deposit it in the magnificent black clouds to eventually precipitate into rain. The Lord’s dark colour, his mighty and handsome shoulders are compared to the clouds, the sound of thunder to the sounds from His Conch (Valampuri), the lightning to the shine on the Lord’s Disc (Aazhi – Chakra) and the plentiful rain compared to the stream of arrows issuing out of the Lord’s Bow (Sarngam). Timely and adequate rain is referred to as the precursor of many gains and prosperity and the Lord Padmanabha as the master of that phenomena is offered prayers seeking that bountiful rain for the welfare of the devotees and all beings on earth.