Verse 1317: Support left unremembered
1317. Support left unremembered
உச்சி கடந்த கதைசொல்வார் ஊரெல்லாம்அச்சுதன்னைச் சொல்வார் இலர்
uschi kadanda kadhaisolvaar oorellaamaschudhannais solvaar ilar
The whole town tells the tale of the summit crossed; no one speaks of the axle itself.
The axle bore the cart over the top. In Tamil, ‘the axle itself’ can also be heard as Achyutan, a name of Vishnu.