![]() ![]() He compares life to a piece of wooden log left in water, and says that it carries no meaning when we compare and glorify accomplished people and demean others. In the following parts that says ‘தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர்தர வாரா’ ‘Theethum nandrum Pirarthara vaara’, he says good and evil are a result of one’s own deeds and do not come from others activities or intentions. In the beginning of this poem, he says that because everyone in this world is related by one way or the other (கேளிர்), all people should be given equal rights and similar values. Through this, the author Kaniyan Poongundranar states that all people in this world irrespective of caste, creed, community or country should be bound by universal oneness and more importantly, a single legal and moral code of conduct. It means that nature and its unwritten laws will continue to function and take its course just like a wooden log moves in the direction of water when put in a river. It is in this poem that he quotes Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir – யாதும் ஊரே! யாவரும் கேளிர்! What is the meaning of Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir – யாதும் ஊரே! யாவரும் கேளிர்? In his 3000-year old work on Purananuru which talks about the way of order and natural laws, he makes a strong call for unity in mankind. With ‘Kaniyan (கணியன்)’ before his name which refers to Mathematics in Tamil, we can infer that he would have been a Kala Kanithar, an astronomer and a mathematician dealing with date, time and place. Who is Kaniyan Poongundranar? What made him famous? Kaniyan Poongundranar is an inspiring philosopher born and raised at Mahibalanpatti in Sivagangai. Hailing from a humble background in Sivagangai, Kaniyan Poongundranar made his way to the United Nations, European Union, and several meetings organized by institutions of international repute with his two popular philosophies in the poems he composed- Purananuru and Natrinai.
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