The Opera Lakshmi Prabhavam commences with this Viruttam with 8 segments, each of which begins with the numbers 1-8. It is followed by a short Jati, the cadenza of which leads to the Ragamalika, Ashtalakshmi Namostute
oru muRai anbuDan – iru karam kuvittu –
moovulahai kAkkum – nAn mukhan annaiyai –
aim pulanhaL nirutti – ARu pahaiyum turatti –
Ezhu swarangaLil pOTri – aShTa lakShmiyORai vaNunguvOm
tA dheen gi Na tOm – ta | katakiTa takkajhaNu | ta – dheem ta dheem – kiTa ||
takatAm tari kiTatakatAm takatari | kiTatakatAm taka | Naka tarikiTataka ||
takaNaka tadheemta kiTataka tadheemta | tarikiTa tatAmta | tadheemta taNamta ||
tarikiTa takadhina tAm , – kiTa takadhi | na tAm , – takadhina | tAm , – dhina tAm , ||
tarikiTa takadhina kiTa taka tOmta dheem | , – tarikiTa takadhi | na kiTa taka tOmta ||
dheem tOmta dheem – tarikiTa takadhina ki | Ta taka tOmta dheem | tOmta dheem tOmta || (lands on AShTalakShmi namOstute in Shree)