Janaka welcomes Vishvamitra
dhanyanAnEn moordhanyanAnEn
gaNyarE ungaL varuhaiyinAl – nAn
puNyamAna dhanusai pāreer – subra
maṇyan tandai vara prasādamē
Rāma looks at the Shiva Dhanus
aiyAyiram pErhaL eDuttu vanda villai
ayyan rAghavan kaNDArE – kaNDu Ashchariyam aDaindArE
Janaka outlines the rules of the contest he had for anyone seeking Sita in marriage
puNyamAna dhanusai pAreer – subra
maNyan tandai vara prasAdamE
janyamAhi shila varuDangaLilE
en mahaL idai kaiyANDa taramE
inda pOTTiyin vidhi vaguttadE sundara mAveerarhaLil evarE
tan tiranAl idai vaLaittu nANinai bandhanam sheivArO avarE – seetaiyin
sondam ena diDham sheidEn – tahudi uLLOr
veTRiyinai peRuvArE – idu varaiyil vandavarhaL vizhundArE ….
Janaka wonders if Rama can break the bow
kaiyALa iyalumO vaiyattinOr idai
‘peiyyAda mazhaiyO iduvum’ ena meiyyAna mithilEshar viyandArE