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TAMIL HISTORICAL TEXTS.
Kodakkappanai Munaiyar konum - Udukkaraiyum Kankaraiyu Maraddaraiyun Kalinkaraiyun Konkaraiyamênaik Kudakaraiyan - tankôn 145. Maniyam poluta muri puruvattôdu
Kuniyuñchilaich Cholakonun- chanapatitan Tôluúkalachamuñchurramunkorrappor Vâlumpuliyumatiyamaichchu- nâlumây Manchaikkilitta valarum perum purichaik 150. Kanchattiramaraiyôn Kannaṇum veñchamattup Pullâta mannar pulâludampu pêyvanka Vollaraikkûrramayir vânkap- pullârvan Tankumadamâtar tattankulai vâńka
Vânkum vari chilaikkai Vanaṇum - Venkaiyiņuů 155. Kûdâr Viliñattui Kollattun Konkattum Môdâl Iraddattum Oddattum - mâdâ Ladiyeduttu vevêrarachiliya virak
Kodiyedutta Kalinkar konum - kadiyarapach Chemporpatanaichcheriyiñchi Chenchiyarka 160. Kambakkaliyânaik Kadavaṇum - vembik
Kalakkiyavañchakkaliyânaippâril
Vilakkiya Vêņadar vêntum-talaittaramam Varik Kumari mutal Mantakiniyalvum Pârittavan Anantapalaṇum - Ariyarin
165. Muddipporutâr Vada-Mannai mummatilum Madditta mâlyânai Vattavanum - maddaiyelak Katittiru nådduk kaddaranan kaddalitta Chêtittiru nådar chelvanum - pûtalattu Muddiya tevvar chadai kadda moikalaṛkül 170. Kaddiya kâr Anaikkavalaṇum - Oddiys Mânavarachaririya Vada-Kalinkat
Tânai tupitta Atikanum Miņavartan Koddarunk Kollamunkonda kodai Nulamban Vâddar matayânai Vallavanum - kôddaranak 175. Końkaikkulaittuk Kudakaikkuvadiditta
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Cheńkaikkaliṛrut Tirikattaṇum - ankavanpin Vallavaṇun Kochalanu Makatanu Maluvanum Villavanni Keralanu Minavaṇum -Pallavanum Ennum perumpērkaļeņņili maṇdilikar 180. Munnum iru marunkumoittîndap- panmanichêr Chôti vayiramadakkuñchudarttodiyâr Viti kurukutalum
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TRANSLATION.
My soul! Pray thou daily to the excellent (Ganapati) that has the face of an elephant! Let us praise her (Sarasvati) whose shrine is the white water-lily, full of pollen, so that she may inspire us with elegant Tamil!
The first of gods, creator of the earth (Brahmi), who rose with faces four out of the water-lily, that grew from the dark navel of the sacred person of (Vishnu) the spouse of that goddess whose seat is on the lovely lotus flower. Then his beloved son Kasyapa. Then great Marichi, a faultless seer. Then he whose car rolls on a single flaming wheel. Then that
