Four Crores verses in one day?!

Tamil poet Avvaiyar took the challange to submit four crores poems in a single day!

The Tamil literature is a vast treasure, and it is not possible to learn all this literature in one lifetime.
Avvaiyar is a great female poet of Sangam period. She is belonging to the first century BCE.

She was respected by one and all in the Tamil country. She travelled widely from one point of the country to the other point inspiring people with her fantastic poems.

All the kings were delighted to have Avvaiyar in their court. They used to ask several questions and used to get amazing answers.

Once Avvaiyar went to Pandiyan kingdom and the king welcomed her with respect.

When the court assembled one mischievous person asked Avvaiyar, “You are great! Could you compose four crores’ poems in one day?”

All were stunned on hearing this mischievous question.

But Avvaiyar laughed, “Why not? I will recite four crores poem tomorrow.”

Everybody was worried how Avvaiyar could compose four crores’ verses in one day.

Avvaiyar took rest and there was no action on her part to compose any poem.

Next day when the court assembled the King asked, “Madam, have you got four crores’ poems? There is no cart to carry all the four crore palm leaves contain the verses?’

Avvaiyar unfolded her small bag and took one palm leaf, and said, “This is enough to answer the question raised by the person yesterday.”
All were eagerly looked her face.
She started reading her poem from the palm leaf.
The poem consisted of four lines.
She read one by one.
Not stepping into the place of those who is not respecting you is equals to a crore.

Not taking food in those persons’ home who have not invited you with whole heart is equals to a crore.

To get a friendship of person from a noble lineage even by giving one crore equals to a crore.
Not allowing your tongue swerving from truth even one is offering crores and crores to you equals to a crore.

Everyone was wonderstruck on hearing this four crores poem. The person asked for four crores only. But Avvaiyar used many crores in her verse and the king was so pleased that he bows down before Avvaiyar.

Even to this day, the four-crore poem is very famous in Tamil World. And Avvaiyar is being honored by every Tamil speaking people till this day.

In 1991, a 20.6-kilometer-wide crater in Venus was named after her by the international Astronomical Union.

Her famous quote, “What you have learned is a mere handful; What you have not learned can be compared to the size of the world” is included in NASA’s Cosmic Questions Exhibit.

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