Chapter Title : ശിശിര പുഷ്പ്പം 17 [ smitha ]

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N¼nNp«³.sWäv fq¡v knXÀ¯n lzhn¨p. ""bp¯³ f\w fm_o«nà H¶nWpw...FWn¡nãm F fK´ Wn_w ...tWm¡v Cu b¨ tdmÀZ_pÅ Caw Wo` tKmÀKäv