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.