“Don’t Think to Conquer” from Avvaiyar’s Moothurai | அடக்கம் உடையார் அறிவிலர் என்றெண்ணி

A poem about restraint, patience, and surprise, from the 12th century Tamil woman, poet, and saint Avvaiyar.

Moothurai 16, “Adakkam udayar arivilar.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
GIVE, EAT, AND LIFE: POEMS OF AVVAIYAR
Red Hen Press, Los Angeles