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śubham astu yāvac candrasya sūryyau tāvad ṭiṣṭadi medani yāvad rāma-kathā loke tāvad rāñjyaṃ vibhiṣaṇaṃ .

Alakil aṇṭamuñ cila vaḻintu maṟṟ’ aṇṭāṇṭamuñ ...

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kāmāṭci -y-ammaṉ caṉiya-tāṉattiṟ kaluṅ kāvēriyium pullum pūmiyum uḷḷa varaikkum āṇṭaṉ a ṉupavittu-k koḷvīr ākavum

eṉṟu Eḻuti-k kuṭuṭta tāmpūra-cātaṉa[m/ñ] cāṭṣi kāṃāṭci-y-amma ṉ Ākācapāṇi pū-mā-tēvi cantira-cūriyāḷ ivāḷ cāṭṣi-y-āka cāṟanta-kulam iruva tti-ṉālum maṉaiyārun tāmpūra-cātaṉam eḻuti kuṭuttōm

inta-t taṟma[t/tt]uku vākku-c-cakā yañ carīra-cakāyam aṟtta-cakāyam inta-t taṟma paripāliṉañ ceyta pērkaḷ kāci-keṅkaiyil ṣ[t/n]āṉa ceytu kāci-vicuva-ṉātaraiyum viṣālāṣṣiyaiyuñ cevitta palaṉ peṟuvā r ākavun taṉu-k-koṭiyil ṣtāṉa ceytu rāma-liṅkattaiyum pacuv[ātā]-pattiṉi yaiyuñ cevitta palaṉ peṟuvār ākavum

intat taṟmattukku y-iṭaṅ-kēṭu ceyta pērkaḷu m nintiṉai ceyta pērkaḷuṅ kāṣi-pār[u/ā]vatattil 68 civālaiyattil 100 8-t tiru-p-patiyil-k keṅkai-k karaiyil-p piramaṇaṉaiyuṅ kār-ām-pacuvaiyuṅ koṉṟa tōṣattilē[y/yu] mā tā-p-pitāvaiyuṅ kuruvaiyuṅ kuruvaiyuṅ koṉṟa tōṣattil aṭaivār ākavum

a p-paṭi vārāmal attaṟma-paripāliṉañ ceytu varuvār ākiavum

y-ēkāmp[ār/arar] kāmāṣṣi-y-am maṉ cakā[y]am .

śrī-rāma-cuvāmi cakāyam .

Let ther be goodness!

Edited and translated here by Emmanuel Francis (2024), based on photos (Melikian Foundation, 2014).