a Prayer

punneRi thannil sellA puththi, aim bulan adakkam,
thannalam nAdAth thanmai, sanjalam ElAch chiththam,
innuyirch chAlam ellAm iRaivanin uruen(Ru) Ordhal
ninnadi dhyAna yOgam nidhamenak(ku) aruL seyvAyE.     ......  1

manadhinai unnil oondri vAzhvu thAzhvutra pOdhum
mananilai sAindhi dAmal, vAiththadhil thirupdhiyutru,
vinaiyinai yellAm unbAl vittoru patru mindri
inidhu vAzhn dhida enakkun innaruL seyguvAyE.     ......  2

eppaNi seyyum pOdhum, evvuNa vuNNum pOdhum,
tharppaNam hOmam dhAnam dhabajabam paNNum pOdhum
appanE avatrai yellAm anbudan un thALiNaiyil
arppaNam seyyum neermai adiyanukku aruL seyvAyE.     ......  3

unnai ekkAlum endran uLamadhil eNNi nindrun
ponnadich charOrugaththaip pOtri namaSkariththun
innarut kadalil moozhgi, evatrinum unnaik kaNdu
thanniya nAgi vAzhath thamiyanuk(ku) aruL seyvAyE.     ......  4

yAnena(dhu) endra garvam aNuvaLa vEnum endran
mAnasam thannil thOndrA vali, nilai peyarAth dhairyam,
gnAnasA thanaththil vEtkai, nanneRi, guruvaNakkam,
thAnamA guNangaL ellAm dhayavudan aruL seyvAyE.     ......  5

viruppamum veRuppum indri vinaippayan ellAm undran
thiruppadham thannil sErththuth thirupdhiyum thiRanu mutru
oRuppavar meedhum dhvEsham utridA dhanbE pooNdun
thiruppaNi seydhu vAzhath thiruvaruL seyguvAyE.     ......  6