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AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 38
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ஆகூழால் தோன்றும் அசைவின்மை கைப்பொருள்
போகூழால் தோன்றும் மடி. (49)

When our faculty of intellect thus gets dim­med and our mind deludes itself and produces folly, it should be understood that it foretells some misfortune. If on the other hand our mental state becomes different and its out-look and thought get broadened and bright, we can be sure of for­tune waiting upon us. Valluvar therefore says,
பேதைப் படுக்கும் இழவூழ் அறிவு அகற்றும்
ஆகலூழ் உற்றக் கடை. (50)

The mysterious position this law of causation or ஊழ் occupies is such that it reveals itself to as when we sincerely exhaust all our legitimate means to do a particular work, no matter whether it is thought, speech or deed. But Valluvar advises us not to be perturbed or discouraged when misfortune confronts us. We should understand that we are the real authors of our actions past or present and our eligibility and Tight to reap the fruit can never be averted or obstructed just like the falling of the ripened fruit cannot be prevented or postponed. Valluvar proclaims,