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Thirukkural-On Wealth-On Listening To The Wise-Kural-418
On Listening To The Wise
oi-Priya
By Priya Devi
Thoatkap padaadha sevi
Ears
that
have
not
been
penetrated
by
words
of
instruction
from
the
learned,
Will
be
effectively
deaf,
even
if
functionally
in
order.
K M Balasubramaniam, in his commentary on Thirukural, says with reference to this Kural that the prevalent practice in Tamil Nadu, of piercing the ear at the time of putting a child to school, probably had a symbolic meaning relating to the penetration of the ears, by words of wisdom from the wise. May be it is so.
K V Jaganathan in his Research edition of Thirukkural cites a relevant passage from Kambaramayanam in the context.
“Kaelviyaar
saevikal
mutrum
Thoatavar
unarvin
unnum
Amudhathin
suvaiyaai
ninraan"
(Kambaramayanam:
Savari
7)
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Story first published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 9:59 [IST]
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