In contest, the Jains in turn chanted the Aruga Mantra (Jain Mantra) and stroked the left side of the king's person with peacock feathers, but it only aggravated the pain! In response to entreaties by the king and his ministers, Sambandar applied a few more grains of the sacred ash to the king's left side also. The poor Pandian monarch, who only a little while ago was the very picture of suffering, misery and distress, now smiled gaily and was free of his burns.
In the contest, the Jains chanted the Aruga Mantra (Jain Mantra) and stroked the king's left side with peacock feathers; this only worsened his pain! In response to the king and his ministers' entreaties, Sambandar applied more sacred ash to the king's left side as well. The once-suffering Pandian monarch now smiled cheerfully and was free from his burns.