INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 90
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கவ்வையாற் கவ்விது காமம் அதுவின்றேல்
தவ்வென்னும் தன்மை யிழந்து (90)
On hearing this rumour, the lady love enquires her companion as to the object of these scandalous talks and learns that it was done purposely to stifle her love. Then she announces that the attempt to extinguish the love she bears to her fever by. mischievous scandal is as foolish as pouring of ghee over a burning tire to put it out.
நெய்யால் எரிநுதுப்பேம் என்றற்றால் கௌவையால்
காமம் நுதுப்பேம் எனல் (91)
From these points dealt with by Valluvar in the chapters on Kalaviyal, we understand how would-be householders come in contact with each other, how love sets in and binds them Inseparably together, how it effects the state of indispensability of each and how it prepares them to form themselves as partners of life. Instead of you and they become we.
Newly married life is entitled as Karppiyal (கற்பியல்) and being the solid foundation for the edifice of the household life, it is dealt with in 18 chapters. Marriage removes those restrictions which in premarital days stood in the way of the lovers to come openly in close touch with each other and move freely as husband and wife as they do at present. They live in a separate .house with all comforts at their command. They are free from any interference and nothing interrupts the proper working of the family. They study each other and by mutual sacrifice and adjustment equip themselves for the new life of responsibility. Reciprocal love and mutual admiration transform their minds to think and act alike.
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