1. An invocatory stanza
2. 3 stanzas of pāyiram, “preface” , also titled kuruvaṇakkam, “hommage to preceptor”.
3. The main text (mūlam), divided in 12 chapters, each of 10 stanzas.
4. A kind of postface in 4 stanzas, explaining the origin of the work.