ikkAlattil kiTaikkum tamiz n'UlkaLuL tolkAppiyamE
miku pazag kAlattil tOnRiya ilakkaNamAkum. in'n'Ulukku
munnar tOnRiyanavAkak karutappeRum n'UlkaLaik
kuRittut teLivAka onRum aRiya muTiyavillai.
iTaik kAlattil tOnRiyavaRRuLLum iRaiyanAr
akapporuL uraikArar mutaliyOr tolkAppiyattOTu
tOnRiyuLLanavAka innum pala n'UlkaLaik
kuRikkinRArkaL. AnAl, avaRRuL onRum
ippozutu kiTaikkavillai. iTaikkAlattil
tolkAppiyap poruLatikAram maRaippuNTirun'tatu enRum,
atanai ITuceyyavE iRaiyanAr akapporuL n'Ul
tOnRiyatu enRum, oru katai vazagkukiRatu enRAlum,
tolkAppiyap poruLatikAram inRum kANakkiTaippatu
aRitaRkuriyatAkum.


in'n'Ulaip paRRiya varalARRut tuNukkukaLai n'amakkut
terivikkum AtAragkaLuL mutalAvatAkak kuRikkattakkatu
in'n'Ulukkup panampAranAr pATiya ciRappup pAyiram panniru
paTalam, puRapporuL veNpAmAlai mutaliya ilakkaNa
n'UlkaLil amain'ta pAyiragkaLum oru cila ceytikaLai
aRivikkinRana. in'n'Ulaip paRRiya tanippATalkaL cilavum
uLLana. iLampUraNar, pErAciriyar n'accinArkkiniyar,
mutaliyOrkaLin uraikaLininRum ciRcila cevivazic
ceytikaL teriya varukinRana. ellAvaRRiRkum mElAkat
tolkAppiya n'UlE Aciriyarin pulamai vaLam, ArAycci
vanmai., avar kAla mozi iyal, ilakkiya n'ilai,
pulavar marapu AkiyavaRRait terivittu n'iRkum talaiciRan'ta
cAnRAy uLLatu.


tolkAppiyar vAzn'ta kAlam paRRi
ArAycciyALarkaLiTaiyE pala vERupaTTa karuttukaL
ulavivarukinRana. kimu pala n'URRANTukaLukku munpu
avar vAzn'tAr enpArum, kipi yil vAzn'tAr
enpArum Aka vERu vERu vakaiyil, oru cila
cAnRukaLaik koNTu kURivarukinRanara. Ayinum,
aRutiyiTTa muTipu enRu etanaiyum koLLuvataRku
illai. tolkAppiyar kAlam etu enpatu oru puRam
irukka, tamizaka varalARRil, avar ciRan'tatOr talaimai
iTam peRRuLLAr enpatu orutalai ippozutu n'amakkuk
kiTaikkinRa ilakkaNa n'UlkaLukkuL mutalAvatu vaittu
eNNappaTuvatu ivaratu n'Ul pulavar perumakkaLil ivarE
AtikarttAvAka viLagkukinRAr n'amatu paNTai
ilakkiyagkaLaip purin'tu koLvataRku n'amakku uRu tuNaiyAka
utavuvatu tolkAppiya n'UlE. pazan' tamizar varalARRiRkum
in'n'Ul uraiyANiyAyt tikazkiRatu.


tolkAppiyar amaittuLLa atikAra, iyal pAkupATukaLum,
avaRRin peyar, amaippu, avaRRuL poruL aTaivu,
n'URpA aTaivu mutaliyanavum ciRan'ta kaTTukkOppu uTaiyana.
n'Ulin iyal amaippu, n'URpAt tokai paRRiya
pazam pATalkaL cilavum uLLana. avaRRuL oru pATalil
kuRittuLLa 1610 ennum eN tokai en'ta uraiyAciriyarkaL
koNTa amaippilum ottu varavillai. ataRkAkap piRitOr
uraiyAciriyar koNTa muRaiyum oru cila iTattil koNTu,
1610 ennum eN tokaiyaic cari ceytu cilar mUlan'Ul
veLiyiTTuLLanar. mElum, mUlan'Ul veLiyiTTavar
takka kAraNam inRi ovvOr atikArattil ovvOr
uraiyAciriyaraip pinpaRRi yirukkinRanar. taviravum, ciRcila
iyalkaLil kUTa vERuvERu uraiyAciriyaratu amaippu
muRaiyaik koNTuLLanar .cila mUlan'Ul patippAciriyar
itanAl, mUlan'UlkaLin iyal mutaliyavaRRil eN tokai
vevvERu kANkiRatu.


iLampUraNarum pin van'ta uraikArarkaLum ciRcila
cUttiragkaLai onRAkavum iraNTAkavum pakuttu
urai ceytirukkinRanar. itanAlE tAn eN tokai
vERupaTukiRatu AnAl, cUttira aTaivil mARupATu illai
poruLatikAra marapiyalil, 'oru cAr vilagkum uLa ena
pozipa' ennum marapiyal cUttiram (34) iLampUraNar urai
n'Ulil maTTum uLLatu. 'oru n'eRippaTTu' enat toTagkum
ceyyuL iyal cUttiram (193) pErAciriyar uraip patippu
cilavaRRilum, oru cila mUlap patippukkaLilum, 'parattai vAyil'
enat toTagkum cUttirattin (190) mun amain'tuLLatu.
vittuvAn ci.kaNEcaiyar patippitta pErAciriyar uraippatippu,
makAvittuvAn rA.irAkavaiyagkAr paricOtittup patippitta
ceyyuL iyal n'accinArkkiniyar uraip patippu
AkiyavaRRil iLampUraNar koNTuLLa muRaippaTiyE
cUttira aTaivu kANkiRatu. collatikArattiRkut
teyvaccilaiyAr ezutiyuLLa uraiyil maTTum iyal viTTu
iyal cUttiram mARi amaikiRatu. ecca iyalil uLLa mUnRu
cUttiragkaLai (9:31,32,33) avar vinai iyal iRutiyil
cErkkinRAr. mElum, ivartam uraiyil n'URpA varicaiyil
vERRumai mayagkiyalilum piRazcci uNTu kipi 1858-il
es cAmuvEl piLLai enpAr veLiyiTTuLLa
'tolkAppiya-n'annUl' mUla n'Ulil, col atikAra
uri iyal, ecca iyalkaLil eN tokaiyil perutta
mARupATu kANkiRatu. AnAl, ivar n'Ulil iyalkaLil
cUttirap piRazcci illai tolkAppiyattiRku mutan
mutal mUlapATam veLiyiTTa perumai ivaraic cArum.


tolkAppiya urain'UlkaLil mun'tiyatu iLampUraNar urai;
kAlattAl pin'tiyatu n'accinArkkiniyar urai ezuttu
atikArattiRku iLampUraNar, n'accinArkkiniyar
AkiyOratu uraikaL kiTaittuLLana. collatikArattiRku
iLampUraNar, cEnAvaraiyar, n'accinArkkiniyar,
teyvaccilaiyAr, kallATar enpavarkaL ezutiya
uraikaL uLLana. poruL atikAram muzumaikkum
iLampUraNar urai uLLatu. poruL atikArattin
mutal ain'tu iyalkaLukkum ceyyuL iyalukkum
n'accinArkkiniyar urai kiTaittuLLatu. meyppATTiyal,
uvama iyal, ceyyuL iyal,marapu iyal, n'AnkiRkum
pErAciriyarin urai uLLatu. pazaiya uraikArar
uraikaLil tolkAppiya n'Ul muzumaikkum iruppatu
iLampUraNar urai onRE. itu curukkamum teLivum
koNTa urai.


cenRa n'URRaNTilum in'ta n'URRANTilum
tolkAppiyattin ciRcila pakutikaLukku viLakka uraikaLum,
ArAycci uraikaLum, kuRippuraikaLum ezutum muyaRciyil
cilar ITupaTTuLLanar. yAzpANattilE cunnAkattil
punnAlaik kaTTuvan, tamiz vittuvAn, ci kaNEcaiyar
ezuttu atikArattiRku n'accinArk kiniyar urai,
col atikArattiRkuc cEnAvaraiyar urai, poruL
atikArattiRku n'accinArkkiniyar pErAciriyar uraikaL,
AkiyavaRRait tamatu urai viLakkak kuRippu, utAraNa
akarAti, viSaya akarAti, arumpatam mutaliyavaRRin akarAti
mutaliyavaRROTu azakuRap patippittuLLanar. ivaratu
viLakkak kuRippu tolkAppiyam kaRkappukum
mANavarkaLukkuc ciRan'ta vazikATTiyAka viLagkukiRatu.


in'ta mUlan'URpatippil ezuttu atikAra, poruL atikAra
n'URpAttokai iLampUraNar uraippaTi
mERkoLLappeRRatu col atikArattil onRu iraNTu
iTagkaL tavira egkum cEnAvaraiyarum n'accinArkkiniyarum
ottup pOtalinAlum, iv uraikaL mikutiyum
payilappeRRu varuvatanAlum, in'ta atikArattil
n'accinArkkiniyar koNTuLLa muRaiyil mUlapATam
aTaivu paTuttap peRRatu. ippatippil mUlapATam orE
uraiyAciriyaraip pinpaRRi amaikkavillai.
yAr koNTa mUlapATam poruLin teLivukkuc
ciRappAka uLLatO an'tap pATamE n'Ulakattu
mERkoLLap peRRuLLatu.