INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 94
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The prospects of meeting of lovers after separation engage their mind in thinking of the pleasures of love and their company- The more they think of their love the more intoxicated with joy becomes their intellect. Strong liquors intoxicate the mind in proportion to the volume taken in, whereas the pleasure of love exhilarates the mind the moment it is thought of; it is therefore declared as sweeter than any intoxicants. When the thoughts of love reign supreme in the mental zone, all sufferings from physical, social and economical disabilities disappear and as such, love is bound to be good for all people even though it is transient. With these observations Valluvar cites some utterances of lovers and eloquently expatiates on the irresistible influence of love over the human intellect. Mind according to Tamils is like a lotus flower wherein things perceived through the senses are stored up. The wife thinks that her beloved husband resides in her mind and so she confesses that every time his thought occurs he appears before her mental eye. When she is steeped in thoughts about his loving words and manners, an innocent doubt rises whether she resides in her husband’s heart as he is always present in hers.
யாமும் உளேம் கொல் அவர் நெஞ்சத்து எம்நெஞ்சத்து
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