TIRUMANGAI AZHVAR VAZHI TIRUNAMAM
கலந்ததிருக் கார்த்திகையில் கார்த்திகை வந்தோன் வாழியே.
காசினியில் குறையலூர்க் காவலோன் வாழியே.
நலந்திகழாயிரத்தெண்பத்து நாலுரைத்தான் வாழியே.
நாலைந்துமாறைந்தும் நமக்குரைத்தான் வாழியே.
இலங்கெழுகூற்றிருக்கையிருமடலீந்தான் வாழியே.
இம்மூன்றில் இருநூற்றிருபத்தேழீந்தான் வாழியே.
வலந்திகழுங்குமுதவல்லி மணவாளன் வாழியே.
வாட்கலியன் பரகாலன் மங்கையர்கோன் வாழியே.
kalanda thirukkArtigaiyil kArtigai vandOn vAzhiyE
kAsiniyil kuRaiyalUrk kAvalOn vAzhiyE
nalam thgazh AyiratteNpattu nAluraittAn vAzhiyE
nAlaindum ARaindum namakkuraittAn vAzhiyE
ilangezhukURRirukkai irumaDal IndAn vAzhiyE
immUnRil irunURRirupattEzhIndAn vAzhiyE
valam tigazhum kumudavalli maNavALan vAzhiyE
vATkaliyan parakAlan mangaiyar kOn vAzhiyE
Glory to the one who was born in the kArtigai month under the Kartigai star!
Glory to the protector of Kuraiyalur, a divine place on this earth.
Glory to the one who composed the sacred 1084 hymns by the name "Periya Tirumozhi". hymns with brilliance!
Glory to the one who gave us the 20 pAsurams of the prabandham tirukkuruntANDakam and 30 pAsurams of the prabandham tiruneDuntANDakam.
Glory to the one who authored the prabandham "tiruvezhukooRRirukkai" and the two "maDals"!
Glory to the one who composed the above three prabandhams in 227 verses. ( There are different ways in which the pAsurams of the two maDals are counted. In tenkalai sampradAyam, siriya tirumaDal is set to 77 pAsuram count; and periya tirumaDal is set to 148 pAsuram count plus 1 additional pAsuram of kambar. tiruvezhukooRRirukkai is taken as 1 pAsuram, hence the total of 227 pAsurams)
Glory to the beloved husband of Kumudhavalli whose fame shines far and wide!
Glory to Thirumangai Alvar, also known as “Kaliyan who held the sword,” “Parakaalan,” and “Mangaiyarkon” (Lord of Thirumangai)!
