(Composed in praise of the Padmanabha Swamy in Adyar, Chennai – mentioned in the 3rd line of the charanam. The deity is similar to the original shrine in Trivandrum)
padumanAbha pannaga shayana
pada malar koNDulahangaLai aLanda
mrdu vachanam mozhindanbar kuRaihaL
eduvum teertiDum yadukulEshanE
aDaikkalam enRu vandu undanai
aDaindEnE aruL ravi shashi nayana
aDaiyAr tannil viLangum akhilEshanE
aDai mazhai ena dayai poZhiyum ramEshanE