Agara mudala ezhuthellaam aadhi
Bhagavan mudatre ulagu.
As the letter 'A' is the beginning of all letters, so is God the beginning of all the world.
எழுத்துக்கள் எல்லாவற்றிற்கும் 'அ' எப்படி முதலாக இருக்கிறதோ, அதுபோல் இவ்வுலகிற்கு ஆதிபகவனே முதல்வன்.
Just as the letter 'A' (அ) is the first and foundation of all Tamil letters, God is the primordial source of all creation. Thiruvalluvar opens with this comparison to show that as 'A' is inseparable from language, God is inseparable from existence itself.