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Chapter 117: படர்மெலிந்திரங்கல்

On Love Married Love Chapter 117

Kural 1170

படர்மெலிந்திரங்கல்

Position 10/10

திருக்குறள்

உள்ளம்போன்று உள்வழிச் செல்கிற்பின் வெள்ளநீர் நீந்தல மன்னோஎன் கண்.

Ullampondru Ulvazhich Chelkirpin Vellaneer Neendhala Mannoen Kan

“Like heart, if my sight reaches him It won't in floods of tears swim!”

When eye of mine would as my soul go forth to him,It knows not how through floods of its own tears to swim

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Kural #1170

The Journey of the Heart

The story illustrates the Kural's essence: the longing of a lover whose thoughts reach their partner instantly, while their eyes can only weep due to physical separation. Could mine eyes travel like my thoughts to the abode (of my absent lord), they would not swim in this flood of tears

6–10 yr 1 min