INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 87
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அறிதோறு அறியாமை கண்டற்றால் காமம்
செறிதோறும் சேயிழை மாட்டு. (87)
The smiling looks, loving words and soothing embraces enshrine the lady love in the heart of the lover, and he at once begins to adore her in his mind. The flowers and the full moon provoke the feelings of love in him, and his utterances under this atmosphere are full of similes, metaphors and personifications.
Here a clarification is necessary in respect of the lady love. Even though her mind is overwhelmed with love she is by virtue of her sex incapacitated to give expression openly to her feelings and that is why Valluvar has not said anything on her behalf in these chapters dealing with secret meetings.
When they are separated and left alone in their respective places, solitude kindles the fire of love and hence she is granted relief to give vent to her feelings. The lad in his solitude brings to his mind the pleasure he enjoyed in the previous meeting and avers that the sweetness of her saliva was exactly like that produced by the admixture of milk and honey. Again he says that he never forgets her for a moment and if at all any duty removes her from his memory for a short time, her qualities of excellence remain permanently in his mind. When the lady love is alone, her intimate companion speaks about her lover’s absence and unto her she replies that he is residing both in heir eyes and heart and that is why she neither paints her eyes with colloquium nor takes in hot things lest they should hurt him.
நெஞ்சத்தார் காதலவ ராக வெய்துண்டல்
அஞ்சுதும் வேபாக்கு அறிந்து (88)
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