kulacēkara pāṇṭiyaṉ aruḷiya maturāpuri ampikai mālai Etext Preparation (input) : Dr. Kumar Mallikarjunan, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA Etext Preparation (proof-reading) : Dr. Nagamanickam Ganesan, Houston, TX, USA Etext Preparation (webpage) : Kumar Mallikarjunan Note: This 16th century work has been provided to the Project Madurai by Dr. N. Ganesan of Texas, U.S.A. Special thanks to him. (c) Project Madurai 1999 Project Madurai is an open, voluntary, worldwide initiative devoted to preparation of electronic texts of tamil literary works and to distribute them free on the internet. Details of Project Madurai are available at the website http://www.tamil.net/projectmadurai You are welcome to freely distribute this file, provided this header page is kept intact. maturāpuri ampikai mālai kulacēkara pāṇṭiyaṉ vināyakar kāppu kaṭṭaḷaik kalittuṟai naṭakkum tiru viḷaiyāṭṭu ōr aṟupattu nālum cokkar aṭakkum teṉ kūṭalil ampikai mālaikku aruvi matat, taṭak kumpa, kampac, ciṟu kaṇ, pukar mukattu, āla vaṭṭam muṭakkum taṭakkai, oru kōṭṭu vāraṇam muṉ niṟkavē. nūl tiruvē! viḷainta centēṉē! vaṭi iṭṭa teḷ amutiṉ uruvē! maṭap piḷḷai ōtimamē! oṟṟai āṭakap pūn taruvē! niṉ tāmarait tāḷē caraṇam, caraṇam kaṇṭāy, aruvē! aṇaṅku aracē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 1. nāḷ koṇṭa koṅkait tuṇaiyum, poṉ mēṉiyum, nañcu aḷitta vāḷ koṇṭa nāṭṭamum, toṇṭaic cev vāyum, maruṅku uṭuttut tōḷ koṇṭa cem paṭṭum, muttu āramum koṇṭu tōṉṟi eṉai āḷ koṇṭa nāyakiyē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 2. karumpum, kaṇai aintum, pāca aṅkucamum, kaik koṇṭu aṭiyēṉ tirumpum ticai toṟum tōṟṟu kaṇṭāy - icai tēkku maṇic curumpu uṇṭa kāviyum, cōti nilāvum, tuḷirum caṟṟē arumpum kaṉam kuḻalāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 3. kuṉṟē eṉum mulaiyār tarum kātal koṭumai ellām veṉṟēṉ, maṟaliyai viṭṭu viṭṭēṉ, virait tāmarait tāḷ eṉṟē eṉ ceṉṉi vaittāy, piṉṉai yāṉ ceyyum ēval ellām aṉṟē uṉ ēval kaṇṭāy, maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 4. vaṭi vaitta vēl viḻiyār anurāka mayakkil ceṉṟu kuṭi vaitta neñcu eṉṟu mīḷum kolō! aṉpu koṇṭa toṇṭar muṭi vaittavāṟu, eṉ pulait talai mēl vaitta muttiṉ taṇṭai aṭi vaitta pēr iṉpamē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 5. vaṭak kuṉṟa mēruvum, mūtu aṇṭam eṭṭi vaḷaintu puṟam kiṭakkum kaṭalum, puvaṉaṅkaḷ ēḻum, kiḷar marupput taṭak kuñcaram eṭṭum, ellām tiru untit tāmaraiyil aṭakkum parācaktiyē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 6. oḷi koṇṭa veṇ piṟait tōṭum, poṉ ōlaiyum, ūṟiya tēṉ tuḷi koṇṭa ceṅkaṉi vāyum, muttāramum, tōḷum eṉṟaṉ kaḷi koṇṭa neñcam kuṭi koṇṭavā icai kakku maṇi aḷi koṇṭa pūṅkuḻalāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 7. maṇiyum, taraḷamum, veṇ nakaiyō? vaḻi mūvar ceyat tuṇiyum, toḻilum uṉ cey toḻilō? pattit tutti muṭip paṇiyum, cuṭarum, kaṭal ēḻum niṉ kaḻal paṅkayattil aṇiyum tiru uruvē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 8. ceḻum tuṅkak koṅkaiyum, muttu āramum, poṉ cilampum, tiṅkaḷ koḻuntum, makarak kuḻaiyum ellām, vaṇṭu koṇṭu cuṟṟi uḻum tumpai cūṭum tiru mēṉiyum, uṉ uṭalum oṉṟāy aḻuntum parācaktiyē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 9. kaṇaiyum, kumiḻum, iṇai neṭum cāpamum, kārum, vaḷḷait tuṇaiyum, pavaḷamum, cōti nilāvum, tuvaṇṭa paccaip paṇaiyum, paṉit taṭam kāntaḷum, pāntaḷum pattum oṉṟāy aṇaiyum tiru uruvē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 10. iṇaṅkēṉ oruvarai; niṉ iru tāḷ aṉṟi eppoḻutum vaṇaṅkēṉ oruvarai vāḻttukilēṉ; vañca neñcar uṭaṉ piṇaṅkēṉ - amutam perukum cem pātip piṟai muṭitta aṇaṅkē! caraṇam kaṇṭāy, maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 11. mulaikkē avacat tuyar viḷaippār iṉpa mōkam eṉṉum valaikkē akappaṭṭu aḻunti viṭāmal, valiya vantu eṉ talaikkē patam vaitta taṇ aḷiyāy! muttam tattu tirai alaikkē viḻi tuyilvāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 12. koṭik koṇṭa ciṟu iṭaiyār maṇi nūpuram koñcum aṭip poṭik koṇṭa ceṉṉi uṉ kāl vaikkumō? puṟṟu araveṭuttu muṭik koṇṭa cokkar aḻiyā viratam muṭikka eṉṟē, aṭik koṇṭa pūṇ mulaiyāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 13. viḷaiyum karuk kuḻi vīḻāmal, eṉ taṉ viṉaip piṟavi kaḷaiyum paṭikkum karutu kaṇṭāy - kaḻunīrai veṉṟu vaḷaiyum taraḷa maṇit tōṭu aḻuttiya vaḷḷaiyaic ceṉṟu aḷaiyum kayal viḻiyāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 14. ūṭum poḻutu uṉ karuṇai viṭāmal uvappataṟkuk kūṭum toḻilai maṟappatu uṇṭō? naṟaik koṉṟai am tār cūṭum talaivar tiru mārpil, vāri cori taraḷam āṭum tuṇai mulaiyāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 15. maḻaik kontu aḷaka maṭavār tam kātal valait talaippaṭṭu uḻaikkum tuyaram oḻippatu eṉṟō? iraṇṭu ūcal maṇik kuḻaikkum kalanta pacumai elām kuḻai ūṭu naṭantu aḻaikkum kayal viḻiyāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 16. iṇaik kumpa meṉ mulaiyār viḻi vēlukkum, eyyu mataṉ kaṇaikkum taṉi ilaikkā viṭavō? maṇik kaccu akalāt tuṇaik kumpa meṉ mulaiyāy! cokkar mēṉi tuvaḷak kaṭṭi aṇaikkum kamalam uḷḷāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 17. num kēḷvar pākattum, an nāṉ maṟai eṉum nūl iṭattum, koṅku ēy pokuṭṭuk kamala ālayattum, kuṭi koṇṭa nī eṅkē irukkiṉum nāy aṭiyēṉukku iṭar varum pōtu aṅkē veḷippaṭuvāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 18. poṉṉē! nava maṇiyē! amutē! puvi pūttu aṭaṅkā miṉṉē! oḷi uṟṟa mey poruḷē! karu mētiyiṉ mēl en nēram kālaṉ vantu āvi viṭṭālum, eṉakku añcēl eṉṟu an nēram vantu aruḷvāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 19. viruntu uṇṭu pōkaikku nāyēṉ caṭalattai vem kaḻukum, paruntum cuḻalu muṉṉē varuvāy - maṇap pantalilē tiruntum karam paṟṟi niṟpār tiru mukac cevvi ellām aruntum kayal viḻiyāy! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 20. nāraṇaṉ koñcum pukaḻ nāṉmukaṟkum, poṉ nāṭṭavarkkum kāraṇam koñcum niṉ ciṟu aṭikkē ticai kaṭṭum eṭṭu vāraṇam koñcum kaṭampu aṭaviyiṉ makiḻnaruṭaṉ āraṇam koñcum ammē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 21. neḷikkum puḻuvukku iṭam ām kurampaiyiṉ niṉṟum, uyir oḷikkum poḻutu veḷippaṭuvāy - oḻiyāp piṟavic cuḷikkum kaṭalil cuḻalāmal vāḻvait tuṟantu, paṭaittu, aḷikkum parācaktiyē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 22. oḻiyāp paṉit taṭam kaṇ nīr coriya vantu, uṉ aṭikkē poḻiyāp putu malar iṭṭu niṟpārkku, uṉ poḻi karuṇai viḻiyāl curappa, alarnta cem tāmarai vīṭu oṉṟavē aḻiyāp patam taruvāy, maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 23. ēlam aṭaṅkum kuḻalār kuṟu ēvalil eyttu, aṭiyēṉ kālam aṭaṅkum muṉṉē varuvāy - viṇ kaṭantu niṉṟa kōlam aṭaṅkum aṟiyāta paccaik kuḻaviyaip pōl ālam aṭaṅkum ammē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 24. pōrkkum kalā matiyum, koṉṟai mālaiyum, poṉ muṭi mēl cērkkum talaivar muṉ cellum ap pōtu, tiraṇṭa muttiṉ vārk kuṅkumak koṅkai yāṉaikku muṉṉam maṇi muracam ārkkum parācaktiyē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 25. nōkkum karuṇai viḻiyāl potu aṟa nōkki, eṉṉaik kākkum paṭikkum karutu kaṇṭāy - oḷi kakku nilā vīkkum caṭai aṭaviyār uṇṭa kāḷa viṭattai amutu ākkum civa āṉantamē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 26. ulai kutikkum taḻal ūṟiya kāṉalai uṉṉic ceṉṟu, kalai kutikkumpaṭi pōl iḻaittēṉ - kaḻic cēl vekuṇṭu valai kutikkum cem kaḻunīr uṭaintu vaḻinta cem tēṉ alai kutikkum taṭam cūḻ maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 27. poṭi paṭṭa piṭṭukkut tōḷ koṇṭu kūṭai maṇ pōṭṭup, poṅki veṭi paṭṭa vaiyai aṭaitta an nāḷ, cokkar mēṉi cuṟṟum koṭi paṭṭa pōtu muḻu nīlak kōmaḷa mēṉiyilum aṭi paṭṭatō? aṇaṅkē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 28. pūṇṭa kai vārip, putu malar tūvi, niṉ poṉ aṭikkē kūṇṭa kai, ceṉṉi kuvikkap peṟṟēṉ - piṟaik kōṭu aṇintu, nīṇṭa kai vēḻap piṭar ēṟi, vaṭṭa nilam purakkum āṇ takaiyē! aṇaṅkē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 29. koñcum kutalai miṉṉārkku aṉpu pūṇṭu kulaiyum eṉ taṉ neñcu, uṉ poṉ pātam niṉaippatu uṇṭō? veṇ nilā matik kūṉ piñcum, kaṇai villum, aṅkuca pācamum, piñcu malar añcum tarittavaḷē! maturāpuri ampikaiyē! 30. nūṟpayaṉ piṭittāraik kaṭṭi aṇaittu, amutu ūṭṭiya pēyiṉ mulai kuṭittu āṭum māyaṉ, kulacēkaraṉ, vaṭa kuṉṟaic ceṇṭāl aṭittāṉ vaṭitta col ampikai mālai, ai āṟu kavi paṭittārkaḷ kaṟpakak kāvum, poṉ nāṭum paṭaippavarē.