Trichy, cave, time of Māṟañ Caṭaiyaṉ, year 4

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī ka-

⟨2⟩ lpāpāya-hutāśa-dhū-

⟨3⟩ ma-paṭala-krūram‧ viṣaṁ līla-

⟨4⟩ yā kaṇṭhe yaḥ kalayām‧ babhūva v[i]-

⟨5⟩ budhai⟨r⟩ bibhyattir abhya⟨r⟩tthitaḥ ya[s tā]

⟨6⟩ ⟨r⟩ṇīr iva ni⟨r⟩ddadāha vitatīś śuṣkāḥ purī-

⟨7⟩ r āsurī⟨r⟩ yyaś cākṣi-jvalane juhāva

⟨8⟩ madanam‧ pāyād apāyāt sa vaḥ {wavy line} kō-māṟa[ñ]-

⟨9⟩ caṭaiyaṟku yāṇṭu nāṅ(·)ku nāḷ Ir[ā]-

⟨10⟩ yirat(·)t’ ainnūṟṟ’ oṉṟu vem·pil· mati[ḷ a]-

⟨11⟩ ḻit(·)tup pōntu niyamat(·)t’ irunt’ aruḷi [so]-

⟨12⟩ ma-sū⟨r⟩yyānvaya-dvaya-tilakāraṁgārar-āyina [pā]-

⟨13⟩ ṇḍyādhirājar varaguṇa-devar tirumal(ai)-bhaṭāra[rk]-

⟨14⟩ ku-k kuṭutta poṉ pāṭi-k-kallāl 100 (2 10) 5 <kaḻañcu> nūṟ(ṟ)’ [i]-

⟨15⟩ rupatt’ aiṅ-kaḻañcum Ip-poṉ· mutaṉiṟka-

⟨16⟩ poli koṇṭu muppatiṉ kaḻañcu poṉṉiṉ

⟨17⟩ poliyāl Oru nontā-viḷakk’ āka (nū)ṟṟ’ iru-

⟨18⟩ patin kaḻañcu poṉṉāl· nālu non-

⟨19⟩ tā viḷakk’ eriya-k kāṇa-nāḻiyāl nicati Aṭṭa-k ka-

⟨20⟩ ṭava ney Iru-nāḻi niṉ·ṟa Aiṅ-kaḻañcu po-

⟨21⟩ ṉṉālun tiṅkaṭoṟum tiṅkaṭ ṭiruvāti-

⟨22⟩ rai nāṉṟ’ avv-irā-p pularum aḷavum Aintu

⟨23⟩ viḷakk’ eriya Aṭṭa-k kaṭava ney Iru-nāḻi U-

⟨24⟩ ri Ivv-oṭṭiṉa paricu ney Aṭṭi It-ti-

⟨25⟩ ru-viḷakk’ erippāṉ(·) Ip-poṉ· nūṟṟ’ irupatt’ ai-

⟨26⟩ ṅ-kaḻañcuṅ koṇṭōm· ciṟ(·)ṟampar naka[rat]-

⟨27⟩ tōm Ivv-oṭ·ṭiṉa paricu ney Aṭ·ṭuvip·[p]-

⟨28⟩ taṟku Amain·tu puṇai-p· paṭṭōm· ciṟ·ṟam·par· [pa]-

⟨29⟩ tiyum(·) pātam(u/ū)lattōmum Itu pan·māhe-

⟨30⟩ _ śvararar Iraikṣai