475 vaiyattu vāzhvīrkāl̤ ! * nāmum nam pāvaikku *
cĕyyum kiricaikal̤ kel̤īro * pāṟkaṭalul̤
paiyiṟ tuyiṉṟa paramaṉ aṭi pāṭi *
nĕy uṇṇom pāl uṇṇom nāṭkāle nīrāṭi **
maiyiṭṭu ĕzhutom * malar iṭṭu nām muṭiyom *
cĕyyātaṉa cĕyyom tīkkuṟal̤ai cĕṉṟu otom *
aiyamum piccaiyum āmtaṉaiyum kaikāṭṭi *
uyyumāṟu ĕṇṇi ukantu-elor ĕmpāvāy (2)
Simple Translation
475. O people of the world!
Do listen to how we worship our pāvai.
Singing in praise of the feet of the supreme lord resting on the
milky ocean, we don't eat ghee, don't drink milk.
We bathe early in the morning,
We don't put kohl to darken our eyes,
We don't decorate our hair with flowers,
We don't do anything forbidden, we don't speak harsh words.
We give alms to the needy and the sages generously.
We think of lofty things and salvation and worship our Pāvai.