Verse 1042: Meaning beyond results
1042. Meaning beyond results
கோலமிட்டார் கோலம் அழியினும் கோலமிட்டார்கோலமிடும் கோலமே நோன்பு
kolamittaar kolam azhiyinum kolamittaarkolamidum kolame nonpu
Though the kolam they drew is wiped away, the kolam they keep on drawing is itself the vow.
A kolam is a rice-flour pattern drawn at the threshold each morning; by evening, feet have scuffed it away.