AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 9
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Every duty of the family is discharged in consistent with the dignity of the house. And the domestic expenditure is in proportion to its income. The name and fame of the family rests entirely in the virtuous conduct of the wife. Among the most glorious things on earth, nothing is superior to a woman who upholds her chastity with firmness of mind.
பெண்ணிற் பெருந்தக்க யாவுள கற்பென்னும்
திண்மை யுண்டாகப் பெறின். (9)
To her the loving husband is the Lord God, and bowing low at his feet she controls the entire elements of nature, and commands them to execute her wish. Valluvar says that rains will pour down if she desires. She is vigilant in guarding herself and her chastity, always attentive to her husband’s comfort, ever anxious to safeguard the tradition and dignity of the family and unfailing in the discharge of her domestic duties. It is her sincere conviction that if her husband, her life partner, attains everlasting glory and bliss, she will, in turn, without any doubt, be deified in the world where gods live.
பெற்றான் பெறிற் பெறுவர்பெண்டிர் பெருஞ்சிறப்புப்
புத்தேளிர் வாழும் உலகு. (10)
She therefore directs her thought, word and deed towards raising the right reputation of her husband in the paths of domestic virtue.
Any lacking in this aspect of her life will not only drive the whole family to docks but her poor husband will lose his manly appearance, lion-like walk, before his scorning foes.
புகழ்புரிந்த இல்லிலோர்க்கு இல்லை இகழ்வார்முன்
ஏறுபோல் பீடு நடை. (11)
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