Mukunda Mala 12/40

12.   Bhava-jaladhi-gathanam dvandva-vata hatanam

       Suta-duhitru-kalatra-thrana-bhararditanam

       Vishama-vishaya-thoye majjatam aplavanam

       Bhavati saranam eko vishnu-poto naranam.

     Humans drowned in         Humans struggling in

      worldly attractions            the ocean of life

Sriman Narayana is the only boat to reach the shores

     1.       Bhava-jaladhi-gathanam – people  who are entrapped in worldly existence

     2.       dvandva-vata ahatanam – people who are hurt by the heavy wind or cyclone

     3.       Suta- children

     4.       duhitru- daughter

     5.       kalatra- wife

     6.       thrana - protecting

     7.       bhara - burden

     8.       arditanam – afflicted

     9.       Vishama – rude, bad, wicked

   10.   Thoya – water

   11.   majjatam  - one who has drowned

   12.   aplavanam – without a boat

   13.   naranam – humans, mankind

   14.   Vishnu – Lord Sriman Narayana

   15.   pota – ship

   16.   eko – only

   17.   charanam – support, protection

   18.   bhavathu – may it be so

 In this verse Kulasekara Azhwar describes the human beings and their nature. He says that people are afflicted in the burden of taking care of their wives, children and daughter and drowned in the bad ocean of deriving the small pleasures of life. For us humans Sriman Narayana is the only boat to reach the shores.  This can be equated to Andal Naachiar’s  saying in Naachiar Thirumozhi as “Thunba kadal puuku vaikunthan enbathor thoni pera thuzhalginren”