Avathārikai (Introduction)
O Kūdal, the auspicious sign of union! It is incumbent upon you to grant your sacred assent, so that the Supreme Lord—He who once measured the entirety of creation as His rightful dominion—might now accept even this humble soul, adiyēn, as His own cherished possession.
Simple Translation
O dear Kūdal! In a time of yore, Emperumān,