Never boast possessions (wealth, skills, or knowledge) The following quotes from Aathichoodi illustrate the simplicity of her style and profoundness of the messages:Īnger is momentary do not take decisions during times of anger (in haste) All the four works are didactic in character – they explain the basic wisdom that should govern mundane life. Her two other works, Mooturai and Nalvali were written for older children. Her works, Ātticcūṭi and Konraiventhan, written for young children, are even now generally read and enjoyed by them. She found great happiness in the life of small children. The medieval period Avvaiyar was the court poet of the Chola monarch and was the contemporary of Kambar and Ottakkuttar. Both Idaikaadar and Avvaiyar's remarks appear as the last two verses of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. On hearing this, Avvaiyar remarked to him that it would be more appropriate to liken the Kural text to an atom, which is even smaller than a mustard seed. Such is the ingenuity of its author, that he has compressed within its narrow limits all the branches of knowledge, as if he had hollowed a mustard seed, and enclosed all the waters of the seven seas in it. The Cural contains much in a little compass. Soon after the presentation and the subsequent acceptance by the scholars and the Pandiyan King, Idaikkadar praised Valluvar and the Kural text thus: It is said that Avvaiyar was one of the several scholars who were present at the time when Valluvar submitted his masterpiece of the Tirukkural at the Madurai College. Vinayakar Thiruakaval is an extremely esoteric work. At great ancient temple of Thillai Chidambaram she sang Vinayakar Thiruakaval when Lord Ganesha displayed his dancing form to her. Sangam epics recount that it was here that Avvayar was blessed with a vision of her lord slaying Andhaka and she has dedicated verses to the same. This is where the demon Andhaka was killed by Lord Shiva. Tirukkovilur is an ancient temple town in Tamil Nadu. Ramachandra Dikshitar refutes this claim based on his studies that all four of them were most likely of different walks of life, thus from different caste backgrounds and hence impossible to be siblings. Although traditions claim that she was a sister of Kabilar, Thiruvalluvar and Athiyamaan, V. The rest of her songs related to the various aspects of state governance. The chieftain had also used her as his ambassador to avert war with another neighbouring chieftain Thondaiman. Most of her songs were about a small-time chieftain Vallal Athiyamaan Nedumaan Anji and his family. She travelled from one part of the country to another and from one village to another, sharing the gruel of the poor farmers and composing songs for their enjoyment. Legend states that she was a court poet of the rulers of the Tamil country. She is attributed as the author of 7 verses in Naṟṟiṇai, 15 in Kuṟuntokai, 4 in Akanaṉūṟu and 33 in Puṟanāṉūṟu.
The Avvaiyar who lived during the Sangam period is considered to be contemporary to poets Paranar, Kabilar and Thiruvalluvar. Thus the name Avvaiyar means a 'respectable good woman', hence a generic title rather than a specific name of a person.
Avvai refers to 'respectable elderly woman' as the word ammai which means 'good woman' in general term for a woman of any age. The name Avvaiyar is a combination of Tamil word av vai with honorific suffix ar. The third Avvaiyar is the most widely known for her ' Vinayagar Agaval' ,' Aathichoodi', ' Kondrai Vendhan', ' Nalvazhi' and ' Moodhurai'. Many poems and the Avvai Kural, comprising 310 kurals in 31 chapters, belong to this period. She is often imagined as an old and intelligent lady by Tamil people. Īvvaiyar II lived during the period of Kambar and Ottakoothar during the reign of the Chola dynasty in the tenth century. 3rd century BCE) and is said to have had cordial relations with the Tamil chieftains Vēl Pāri and Athiyamān. Among them, the first Avvaiyar lived during the Sangam period (c. They were some of the most famous and important female poets of the Tamil canon.Ībidhana Chintamani states that there were three female poets titled Avvaiyar. ( Discuss) ( April 2018)Īvvaiyar ( Tamil: ஔவையார் literally 'Respectable Woman') was the title of more than one female poet who were active during different periods of Tamil literature. It has been suggested that this article be split into articles titled Avvaiyar I, Avvaiyar II and Avvaiyar III.
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