Pattinathar Vazhvum Vakkum - Tamil

‘Pattinathar Vazhvum Vakkum’ is one of those rare books which differentiate the wisdom attained by a family man and that by an ascetic. While the family man’s wisdom lights a room, an ascetic lights the entire world like sunlight. Pattinathar has advocated such liberation from lust, greed and sin and sung devotional hymns to let go of this despicable pride and materialism.

To make his songs more comprehensive, Pattinathar sang his philosophical songs about human life and its complexities in simple lyrics that appeal to the common man. Besides advocating detachment in his songs, Pattinathar appealed to people about ‘surrender to God.’ M. Narayana Velu Pillai is an eminent author of Tamil books like comprehensive versions of Thirukural, Villibharatham and ‘Avvayar Vaazhvum Vaakum’ for instance.