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pāṭiyuṅ
ṟi-t taṇṭāṟ koṇṭataṉ-ṉ
kō-rāja-kesari-varmmar-āśrī-rāja-rāja-devarkku yāṇṭu irupatt' o
ṉpat' āvatu varai Uṭaiyār śrī-rāja-rāja-devar tañcāvūr Eṭuppitta tirukkaṟṟaḷi śrī-rāja-rājīśvaram Uṭaiya parama-svāmikku veṇṭu
kaḷilum Uṭaiyār śrī-rāja-rāja-devar kuṭutta Ūrkaḷil Ūrnattamum śrī-kōyilkaḷuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷum Ūṭaṟuttu-p poṉa vāykkālkaḷum paṟai-c-cēriyuṅ kammāṇa-cēriyuñ cuṭukāṭum Uḷḷiṭṭu Iṟai Ili nilaṅkaḷum
Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa nilattāṟ kāṇi-k-kaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nellum Iṭakkaṭava poṉṉuṅ kācum pecikkallil veṭṭiṉa
teṉ-kaṭuvāy-āṉa
Arumoḻi-tēva-vaḷa-nāṭṭu Iṅka-ṇāṭṭu-p pālaiyūr paḷḷiyuṅ kaṇi muṟṟūṭṭum Uṭpaṭa Aḷantapaṭi nilam nūṟṟu muppattu nāṉkē-y Eṭṭu māviṉ kīḻ mukkālē mummāvarai y-araikkā
ṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ nāṉku māvilum Ū
Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ arai nīk
k-kaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nellu-p paṉṉī
r āyirattu Aiññūṟṟu muppatiṉ kalaṉē Irutūṇi-k-kuṟuṇi Orunāḻi
Iṉṉāṭṭu Ārappāḻ nā
yvālamum maruttuva-p peṟum paḷḷiyum Uṭpaṭa Aḷantapaṭi nilam nūṟṟu Orupattu Oṉ-
ṟē-y Aṟumā-v-arai arai-k-kāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē Arai-k-kāliṉ kīḻ Araiyē Iraṇṭu mā
vilum Ūrnattamuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷum śrīkōyilum Aiyyaṉ kōyilum piṭāri kōyiluṅ
kaḻaṉi-k kuḷaṅkaḷum paṟai-c cēri nattamum Iṟai Ili nilam mūṉṟ' araiyē nāṉku mā-
k-kāṇi arai-k-kāṇi nīkki Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa nilam nūṟṟu Eḻaraiyē iraṇṭu mā-k-kā-
ṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē arai-k kāliṉ kīḻ Araiyē Iraṇṭu māviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa
kāṇi-k-kaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷa
kka-k-kaṭava nellu-p patiṉ āyirattu Eḻunūṟṟu nāṟppattu Aiṅkalaṉē Irutūṇi-p-patakku muṉṉāḻi
iṉṉāṭṭukkīraṉatevaṉkuṭi
Iraṇṭē mukkālē nāṉku mā-k-kāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Araiyē mūṉṟu mā mukkāṇi arai-k-kāṇi-k kīḻ Eṭṭu māvilum Ūrnttamumśrī-koyilum nan=tavaṉamuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷum Iṟai Ili nilam Iraṇṭē orumā-v-arai arai-k-kāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ nāṉkumā muntiri
ṉa nilam nāṟpatē-y mukkālē Irumā-v-arai Arai-k-kāṇi-k kīḻ Oṉpatumā mukkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē orumāviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa
llāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nellu nālāyirattu Eḻupatiṉ kalaṉē Aiṅkuṟuṇi Aiññāḻi
yē y-Iraṇṭumā mukkāṇi Arai-k-kāṇi-k kīḻ Irumāvarai Arai-k-kāṇi-k kīḻ Eṭṭu māvilum Ūrirukkaiyuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷum Aiyyaṉ
yum Iv-vūr nilattai y-ūṭaṟuttu-p poṉa vāykkālkaḷālum cuṭukāṭṭālum Irai Ili nilam mukkālē Orumā Araikkā
nilam Irupattu Oṉṟē-y mukkālē Orumā-v-arai Arai-k-kāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Arai-k/kāṇi-k kīḻ Eṭṭu māviṉāl iṟ
lāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakkakkaṭava nellu iraṇṭ' āyirattu Orunūṟṟu Eṇpattu mukkalaṉē Aiṅkuṟuṇi n
rājakesariyōṭ' okkum
In-nāṭṭu-t taṇṇīr-k kuṉṟamāṉa rājarāja-nallūr Aḷantapaṭi nilam muppattu Āṟaraiyē Orumā Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ mukkālē mā kāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē Orumāvilum Ūrirukkaiyum kuḷamum śrī-kōyilkaḷum cuṭukāṭum paṟai-c-cēriyum nāṭṭā
rājakesariy-ōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakkakkaṭava nellu mūvāyirattu mu
In-nāṭṭu Uccipāṭi Aḷantapaṭi nilam Aimpattu Eḻaraiyē Orumā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Araiyē nāṉku mā mukkāṇiyilum Ūrirukkaiyuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷum śrī-kōyilkaḷum Īḻaccēriyum ka
rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl
In-nāṭṭu-k kīḻ vaṭuka-k kuṭi Aḷantapaṭi nilam Irupatteḻaraiyē orumā-v-arai Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ nāṉku mā Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ nāṉku māvilum Ūrirukkaiyum kuḷamum śrīkōyilkaḷum cuṭukāṭum īḻa-c-cēriyuṅ kammāṇa-cēriyum paṟai-c-cēriyum vaṇṇāra-c-cēriyum paṟai-k-kuḷa-k kuḻiyum
rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakkakkaṭava nellu Iraṇṭāyirattu Aṟunūṟṟu nāṟ
rājak esariyōṭ' okkum
In-nāṭṭu Ūcakkaṇṇaṅ kuṭikk
Ūrirukkaiyuṅ kuḷamuñ cuṭukāṭum pāṇṭavāykkarai-k kulaiyum āka Iṟai-y-ili nilam mummā-v-arai Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkā
lē mūṉṟu mā mukkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē Orumā nīkki Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa nilam Aiñcē Eṭṭu mā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k
kīḻ mukkālē y-iraṇṭu mā Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ Eṭṭu māviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa kāṇikkaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭava
llāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakkakkaṭava nellu Aiññūṟṟu Orupattu eṇkalaṉē Irutūṇi Irunāḻi
la-k kūṟṟattu vaṭaviṟaiyāṉ paḷḷam Aḷantapaṭi nilam Irupattu nālē kālē Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ Oṉpatu mākkāṇi A
raikkāṇi-k kīḻ Eṭṭu māvilum Ivvūr Ūrnattamuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷuñ cuṭukāṭum Ivvūr nilattai Ūṭaṟuttu-p puṟavūrkaḷu
kku nīr pāyappoṉa vāykkālum Āka Iṟai-y-ili nilam Āṟu mākkāṇi Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ Āṟu mākkāṇi Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ
Eṭṭu mā nīkki nilam Irupattu mūṉṟē mukkālē mūṉṟu mā mukkāṇi-k kīḻ mūṉṟu māviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa kāṇikkaṭaṉ rājake-
sari yōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉṉum ma
ṇūṟṟu mukkalaṉē Irutūṇi-k kuṟuṇi Aiññāḻi
kai-k kīḻ Iraṇṭu māvilum Ivvūr Ūrnattamuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷum pulattil kuḷaṅkaḷum tīṇṭā-c-cēriyum paṟai-c-cēriyuñ cuṭukāṭum Āka Iṟaiyili nilam nāṉkaraiyē mukkāṇi A
raikkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē Arai mā Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ nāṉku mā nīkki nilam Irupatt' oṉpataraiyē nāṉku mā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Orumā muntirikai-k kīḻ muk
kālē mūṉṟu māviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa poṉ Irunūṟṟu-t toṇṇūṟṟu Eḻukaḻañcey nālu mañcāṭiyum mūṉṟu mā mukkāṇi
kṣatriyaśikhāmaṇi vaḷa
nāṭṭu-t tirunaṟaiyūr-nāṭṭu Arakkaṉkuṭi Aḷantapaṭi nilam Eḻē Āṟu mākkāṇi Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ
nattamuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷālum Iṟai-y-ili nilam Eṭṭu mākkāṇi-k kīḻ Oṉpatu mā nīkki nilam Āṟē muk
mukkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē Orumāviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa kāṇikkaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' o
Aiympattu Aṟukalaṉē Eḻukuṟuṇi muṉṉāḻi
In-nāṭṭu-p piṭāraceri Aḷantapaṭi nilam
Araiyē Iraṇṭu māvilum Ivvūr Ūrnattamuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷum Āka Iṟai-y-ili nilam nāṉku mākkā
Eṭṭu marakkāṇi Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ Eṇmā-v-arai Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ nāṉku māviṉāl Iṟai ka
ṭṭiṉa kāṇikkaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉṉum ma
ṭava nellu Aiññū
In-nāṭṭu veḷānāṭṭu
maṇaṟ kāla-p paḷḷiyun tiṟappāṉ mahādevar devatāṉaṅkaḷum tiruvaṭikaḷ devatāṉaṅkaḷum
Iv-vūrōṭum Eṟiṉa peṇpaḷḷiyum Āka Aḷantapaṭi nilam Aiympatt' oṉṟē mukkā
lē Orumākkāṇi munt
lum Ūrnattaṅkaḷuṅ kuḷaṅkaḷum piṭāri kōyilum peruvaḻi
lam Oṉṟē mukk
kkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkāl
ṉ kīḻ Āṟu mākkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Araiyē nāṉku māviṉāl iṟai kaṭṭiṉa kāṇikkaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakkakkaṭava n
rattu-t toḷāyiratt'orupatt' eṇkala
Aricilukkuṅ kāvīri-k-kunaṭu-v-āṉa Uyyakkoṇṭār vaḷa-nāṭṭu-t tiraimūr-nāṭṭu-p paḷḷi-c-cantam Iṟaṅkiṉa neṟkuppai A
lam muppatt' oṉpatē mukkāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Arai
Ūṭaṟuttu-k kīḻ-nāṭṭukku nīr pāya-p poṉa Āṟukaḷālum vāykkālkaḷālum Āka iṟaiyili nīṅku nilam Oṉṟaraiyē mummā-v-arai araikkāṇi-k kīḻ Araiyē Orumā
muntirikai-k kīḻ nāṉku mā nīkki nilam muppatt' eḻē eḻu mākkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē nāṉku māviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa kāṇikkaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉ
rakālāl Aḷakkakkaṭava nellu mū-v-āyiratt' eḻunūṟṟu Irupatt' irukala
vaṭakarai rājendra ciṅka-vaḷa-nāṭṭu Iṉṉampar-nāṭṭu maruttuva-k-kuṭi Aḷantapaṭi nilam
taraiyē nāṉku mā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ Araiyē mūṉṟu māśrīkōyilkaḷālun tirumuṟṟaṅkaḷālun tirunan=ta vaṉaṅkaḷālum paṟai-c-cēri
cuṭukāṭum Āka Iṟai-y-ili nīṅku nilam mukkālē Iraṇṭu mā Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ o
mā kāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikaiyiṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa kāṇikkaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ' okku
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First reported and edited
This edition by Renato Dávalos and Vigneshwaran Muralidaran (2025) based on