INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 93
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The period of absence of the householder depends entirely upon the nature of work or business undertaken and the pain of the love of the lady due to his separation prolongs accordingly. As days pass away the love-sick wife gets dejected with her loneliness and goes even to the extent of suspecting the sincerity of her husband’s love and friendship. She proclaims that the love shown by the lovers to their beloved men are quite similar to the blessings showered by the timely rain from heavens on people who expect it eagerly and further adds that nothing is more bitter than unrequited love. When she does not receive any information from her husband, she is restless with grief and bewails that, of all the women living on earth, none are so miserably afflicted as those who do not get any word of consolation from their loved ones. A message from the husband apprises her of the laurels he had won but fails to specify the date of his return and when questioned by the companion, she replies that though her husband does not satisfy her desire by intimating beforehand the time of his return, every word from his lips rings melodiously sweet in her ears.
நசைஇயார் நல்கார் எனினும் அவர்மாட்டு
இசையும் இனிய செவிக்கு. (94)
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