Akṣaramaṇamālai

An outpouring of love to Aruṇācala, the hill at Tiruvaṇṇāmalai that Ramaṇa held to be Śiva himself, sung as a bride's garland: 108 verses, one for each Tamil letter — pleading, teasing, surrendering — with the refrain "Aruṇācala Śiva".

Bhagavān Śrī Ramaṇa Maharṣi108 Verses, a kāppu and a refrain

  1. Kāppuarunaachala vararku aetra akshara…
  2. Refrainarunaachala siva arunaachala siva…
  3. 1arunaachalam ena agamae ninaippavar…
  4. 2azhagu suntharam poal agamum neeyum utru…
  5. 3agam pugunthu eerththu un aga kugai…
  6. 4aarukkaa enai aandanai agatridil agilam…
  7. 5ippazhi thappu unai aen ninaippiththaay ini…
  8. 6eendridum annaiyin perithu arul purivoay…
  9. 7unai aemaatri oadaathu ulaththinmael…
  10. 8oor sutru ulam vidaathu unai kandu adangida…
  11. 9enai azhiththu ippoathu enai kalavaavidil…
  12. 10aen intha urakkam enai pirar izhukka ithu…
  13. 11aimbulak kalvar agaththinil pugumboathu…
  14. 12oruvanaam unnai oliththu evar varuvaar un…
  15. 13oangaarap porul oppu uyarvu illoay unai…
  16. 14auvai poal enakku un arulai thanthu enai…
  17. 15kannukku kannaay kan indri kaan unai…
  18. 16kaantham irumbu poal kavarnthu enai…
  19. 17kiri uruvaagiya kirubai kadalae kirubai…
  20. 18keezh mael engum kilar oli mani en…
  21. 19kutram mutru aruththu enai kunamaay…
  22. 20koor vaal kanniyar kodumaiyil padaathu arul…
  23. 21kenjiyum vanjiyaay konjamum irangilai anjal…
  24. 22kaelaathu alikkum un kaedu il pugazhai…
  25. 23kaiyinil kani un mey rasam kondu uvagai…
  26. 24kodi ittu adiyarai kol unai katti kondu…
  27. 25koabam il kunaththoay kuriyaay enai kola…
  28. 26kauthamar poatrum karunai maa malaiyae…
  29. 27sagalamum vizhungum kathir oli ina mana…
  30. 28saappaadu unnai saarnthu unavaa yaan…
  31. 29siththam kulira kathir aththam vaiththu…
  32. 30seerai azhiththu nirvaanamaa seythu arul…
  33. 31sugakkadal ponga sol unarvu adanga summaa…
  34. 32soothu seythu ennai soathiyaathu ini un…
  35. 33seppadiviththai katru ippadi mayakku vittu…
  36. 34saeraay enin mey neeraay urugi kan neer…
  37. 35saiyena thallil seyvinai sudum alaal…
  38. 36sollaathu soli nee sol ara nil endru summaa…
  39. 37soambiyaay summaa sugam undu urangidil sol…
  40. 38sauriyam kaattinai sazhakku atrathu endrae…
  41. 39gnamaliyil kaedaa naan en uruthiyaal naadi…
  42. 40gnaanam illaathu un aasaiyaal thalarvu ara…
  43. 41gnimiru poal neeyum alarnthu ilai endrae…
  44. 42thaththuvam theriyaathu aththanai utraay…
  45. 43thaanae thaanae thaththuvam ithanai thaanae…
  46. 44thirumbi aganthanai thinam agakkan kaan…
  47. 45theeram il agaththil thaedi unthanai yaan…
  48. 46thupparivu illaa ippirappu en payan oppida…
  49. 47thooy mana mozhiyar thoayum un mey agam…
  50. 48theyvam endru unnai saaravae ennai saera…
  51. 49thaedaathu utra nal thiruvarul nithi…
  52. 50thairiyamoadum un mey agam naada yaan…
  53. 51thottu arul kai mey kattidaay enil yaan…
  54. 52thoadam il nee agaththoadu ondri endrum…
  55. 53nagaikku idam ilai nin naadiya enai arul…
  56. 54naan ilai naadida naan aay ondri nee…
  57. 55nin eri eriththu enai neeru aakkidum mun…
  58. 56nee naan ara puli nitham kali mayamaa…
  59. 57nun uru unai yaan vin uru nannida ennalai…
  60. 58nool arivu ariyaap paethaiyan endran maal…
  61. 59nekku nekku urugi yaan pukkida unai puga…
  62. 60naesam il enakku un aasaiyai kaatti nee…
  63. 61nainthu azhi kaniyaal nalan ilai…
  64. 62nonthidaathu undranai thanthu enai kondilai…
  65. 63noakkiyae karuthi mey thaakkiyae pakkuvam…
  66. 64patri maal vidam thalai utru irumunam arul…
  67. 65paarththu arul maal ara paarththilai enin…
  68. 66piththu vittu unai naer piththan aakkinai…
  69. 67peethi il unai saar peethiyil enai saer…
  70. 68pul arivu aethu urai nal arivu aethu urai…
  71. 69poo manamaa manam poorana manam kolap…
  72. 70peyar ninaiththidavae pidiththu…
  73. 71paeyththanam vida vidaa paeyaa pidiththu…
  74. 72paingodiyaa naan patru indri vaadaamal…
  75. 73podiyaan mayakki en poathaththai pariththu…
  76. 74poakkum varavum il pothu veliyinil arul…
  77. 75pauthigamaam udal patru atru naalum un…
  78. 76malai marunthida nee malaiththidavoa arul…
  79. 77maanam kondu urubavar maanaththai azhiththu…
  80. 78minjidil kenjidum konja arivan yaan…
  81. 79meegaaman illaamal maa kaatru alai kalam…
  82. 80mudi adi kaanaa mudi viduththu anai naer…
  83. 81mookkilan mun kaattum muguram aagaathu enai…
  84. 82mey agaththin mana men malar anaiyil naam…
  85. 83maenmael thaazhnthidu melliyar saernthu nee…
  86. 84maimayal neeththu arul maiyinaal unathu…
  87. 85mottaiyadiththu enai vettaveliyil nee…
  88. 86moagam thavirththu un moagamaa vaiththum en…
  89. 87mauniyaay kal poan malaraathu irunthaan…
  90. 88yavan en vaayin manninai atti en pizhaippu…
  91. 89yaarum ariyaathu en mathiyinai marutti evar…
  92. 90ramanan endru uraiththaen roasam kolaathu…
  93. 91raappagal illaa veruveli veettil…
  94. 92latchiyam vaiththu arul asthiram vittu enai…
  95. 93laabam nee igabara laabam il enai utru…
  96. 94varumbadi solilai vanthu en padi ala…
  97. 95vaa endru agam pukku un vaazhvu arul andrae…
  98. 96vittidil kattam aam vittidaathu unai uyir…
  99. 97veedu vittu eerththu ula veedu pukku paiya…
  100. 98velivittaen un seyal veruththidaathu un…
  101. 99vaethaanthaththae vaeru ara vilangum vaetha…
  102. 100vaithalai vaazhththaa vaiththu arul kudiyaa…
  103. 101ambuvil aaliboal anbu uru unil enai anbaa…
  104. 102arunai endru enna yaan arul kanni pattaen…
  105. 103sinthiththu arul pada silanthiboal katti…
  106. 104anbodu un naamam kael anbar tham anbarukku…
  107. 105enboalum theenarai inbura kaaththu nee…
  108. 106enbu urugu anbar tham in sol kol seviyum en…
  109. 107porumaiyaam poothara punjolai nanjolaa…
  110. 108maalai aliththu arunaachala ramana en…