Narayaniyam Dashaka 26 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌃 - Indradyumna; 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑍍𑌯-𑌖𑌂𑌡-𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌃- - of Paandya land, the king; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 - Thy great devotee; 𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌨-𑌆𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍌 - on the Malayaa mountain; 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - once upon a time; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌨-𑌧𑍀𑌃 - in Thy worship, entirely absorbed; 𑌆𑌲𑍁𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌨-𑌏𑌵- - did not even notice; 𑌅𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍- - sage Agastya approaching; 𑌆𑌤𑌿𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍 - (who was) expecting hospitality;

Translation
Indradyumna, Thy great devotee and the king of Paandya land was once engrossed in worshipping Thee on the Malaya mountain. He was so absorbed that he did not even notice sage Agastya who approached expecting his hospitality.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌥𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌲𑍇𑌭𑍇
𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥2॥

Meaning
𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌃 - Agastya; 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍃𑌤-𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧-𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌃 - (who was) overcome with anger (said); 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌬𑍍𑌧-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you of such haughty nature; 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜-𑌇𑌤𑌿 - be born as a elephant, thus; 𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾-𑌅𑌥-𑌏𑌨𑌂 - then cursing him; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 - departed; 𑌸𑌃-𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌲𑍇𑌭𑍇 - he also got; 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - the form of a lordly elephant; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 - with the good fortune of retaining a clear memory of Thee;

Translation
Agastya who was overcome with anger cursed the king that as he was of such haughty nature he would be born as an elephant and departed. Indradyumna got the form of a lordly elephant with the good fortune of retaining a clear memory of Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍂𑌟𑍇
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌂𑌛𑍈𑌲𑍇 𑌯𑍂𑌥𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍂𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌃 ॥3॥

Meaning
𑌦𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧-𑌅𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍇𑌃-𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯-𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌿 - of the milk ocean's middle part; 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍂𑌟𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌨𑍍-𑌶𑍈𑌲𑍇 - on the Trikoota mountain sporting; 𑌯𑍂𑌥𑌪𑌃-𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 - this leader of the elephants, with females (elephants); 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍂𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟 - all creatures excelling; 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 - in strength; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - Thy devotees; 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌨- - where not; 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌷-𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌃 - (do they) inherit greatness?;

Translation
On the Trikoota mountain, which is in the centre of the milk ocean, this leader of the elephants sported with female elephants excelling all other creatures in strength. Where don’t Thy devotees attain superiority?

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾
𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌖𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌘𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍂𑌥𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌮𑍇 ॥4॥

Meaning
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾 - of his own strength; 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯-𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 - (and) by the power of that divine region; 𑌸𑌃-𑌅𑌯𑌂 - he this (elephant king); 𑌖𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍 - any difficulties of life not knowing; 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - one day; 𑌶𑍈𑌲-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 - in the slopes of the hills (roaming about); 𑌘𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 - overwhelmed by sun's heat; 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍂𑌥𑍈𑌃-𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍍 - in a lake with his herds; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌃- - prompted by Thee; 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌮𑍇 - sported;

Translation
Owing to his strength and by the power of the divine region, where he lived, the elephant king did not face any hardships of life. One day, roaming on the mountainous region, unable to bear the heat of the sun, he sought relief in a lake and sported therein with his herds, indeed prompted by Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌹𑍂𑌹𑍂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍀𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌲𑍇 𑌬𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌜𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍇
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌦𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥5॥

Meaning
𑌹𑍂𑌹𑍂𑌃-𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍- - then Huhu (the Gandarva); 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯-𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍 - by sage Devala's curse, also; 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍀𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌃- - a crocodile having become; 𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌜𑌲𑍇 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - in the waters of the same ( lake) living; 𑌜𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹-𑌏𑌨𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍍 - (he) caught this elephant; 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍍-𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍇 - by the leg; 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿-𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌹𑌿 - for the welfare indeed; 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌃-𑌅𑌸𑌿 - sufferings giver are Thou; 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 - to Thy devotees;

Translation
At that time, in the waters of that lake, there lived a Gandarva named Huhu, who had become a crocodile because of the curse of sage Devala. He caught the elephant king by the leg. Indeed Thou do give sufferings to Thy devotees for their ultimate welfare.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑍈𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌂
𑌯𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍈𑌕𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍈
𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 ॥6॥

Meaning
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌵𑍈𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 - by Thy worship's glory; 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌂 - continuously fighting him (who was); 𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 - for a thousand years; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 - when the time had come (for his redemption); 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌪𑌦-𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯-𑌸𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍈 - to Thy feet for attaining one-pointed devotion; 𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌰-𑌆𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 - who was attacked by the crocodile, that elephant king; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌾𑌃-𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 - made it happen (thus) Thou;

Translation
Supported by the power derived from the glory of Thy worship, the elephant king was invincible and went on fighting for a thousand years. When the time for his redemption had come, and he was fit for one-pointed devotion to Thee, Thou subjected him to this situation.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃
𑌶𑍁𑌂𑌡𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌡𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌤𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 ॥𑍭॥

Meaning
𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤- - under the stress of suffering, unfolded; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌨-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - the knowledge and devotion which he attained in previous life; 𑌶𑍁𑌂𑌡-𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌃 - plucked with his trunk; 𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌡𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍 - with white lotus flowers he worshipped Thee; 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 - and learnt before (in the past life); 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮-𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 - pertaining to the attributeless Aatman; 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 - a great hymn; 𑌸𑌃-𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌤𑍍 - he sang and sang; 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 - O Supreme being!;

Translation
Under the stress of suffering, his inherent devotion and pure knowledge unfolded and he began to offer Thee worship with white lotus flowers plucked with his trunk. Relating to the attributeless Brahman, he sang continuously a great hymn which he had learnt in the past life.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍
𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌭𑍂𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Meaning
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - hearing the hymn; 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 - to the attributeless Aatman relating fully; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮-𑌈𑌶-𑌆𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 - by Brahmaa Shiva and others (deciding); 𑌨-𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍-𑌇𑌤𑌿-𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍇 - (this) is not for me, and so not responding; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - who are the soul of all beings, Thou; 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌿-𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯-𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 - out of infinite compassion; 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯-𑌆𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌃 - mounting Garuda; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌭𑍂𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 - appeared in front of him;

Translation
On hearing the hymn, Brahmaa, Shiva and other gods did not proceed towards the elephant king, as they felt that the hymn was not addressed to them. The Soul of All Beings! Thou moved by boundless flow of mercy, mounted the Garuda and appeared in front of him.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌨 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾
𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌃 ।
𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌾𑌪𑍇 𑌸 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌮 ॥𑍯॥

Meaning
𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀-𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌂 - that elephant king; 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤-𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌨 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - with Thy lotus hands catching hold of; 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌃 - with the discus,Thou, the great crocodile, tore asunder; 𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇-𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤-𑌶𑌾𑌪𑍇 - (when) the Gandarva was released from the curse; 𑌸 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀 - that elephant king; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 - a form similar to Thine, attaining; 𑌦𑍇𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌮 - shone brightly;

Translation
Thou with Thy lotus hands caught hold of that elephant king and cut asunder the powerful crocodile with Thy discus. The crocodile was thus released from the curse of sage Devala and got back his Gandharva form. The elephant was, by Thee, then endowed with a brilliant form similar to Thy from.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍇 𑌯𑍋
𑌗𑌾𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂
𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇𑌶 ॥10॥

Meaning
𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 - this incident; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌚 - to you and to me; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍇 𑌯𑌃 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 - at dawn, he who sings; 𑌸𑌃-𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 - he will attain the greatest good -i.e., liberation; 𑌇𑌤𑌿-𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾-𑌏𑌨𑌂 - saying thus to him; 𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌃-𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 - with him Thou went away to Vaikuntha; 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 - O Vishnu! Protect me; 𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇𑌶 - O Lord of Guruvaayur!;

Translation
"He who praises you and Me with the recital of these incidents will attain liberation". O Vishnu, Thou said thus to him and then along with him departed to Thy abode Vaikuntha. O Lord of Guruvaayur! May Thou be pleased to protect me.

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