Periyayaazhvaar Thirumozhi vaNNa maadaNGgaL soozh *thirukkOttiyoor* kaNNan kEsavan* nambi piRanthinil* eNNey suNNam* ethirethir thoovidak* kaNNan muRRam* kalandhu aLaraayiRRE. (2) 1. When the Lord Sri Krishna Kesava was born in Tirukkottiyur of beautiful mansions they spilled oil and turmeric powder on one another, slushing the portico of Krishna’s house.
Oduvaar vizhuvaar* ukandhaalippaar* naaduvaar n^ampiraan* eNGkuththaan enbaar* paaduvaar kaLum* palpaRai kottan^inRu* aaduvaar kaLum * aayiRRu aayppaadiyE. 2. They ran and fell, then rose and greeted joyously, asking, “where is our Lord?” Singers, dancers and drummers everywhere thronged the cowherds’ hamlet.