Verse 857: Limits can smother

857. Limits can smother

சுற்றும் சுவரே கருவறை சுற்றுமுழுதும்சுவரேல் கல்லறை யாம்

sutrum suvare karuvarai sutrumuzhuthumsuvarel kallarai yaam

It is the wall around it that makes the sanctum; if that wall runs unbroken all the way round, it is a tomb.
Karuvarai, a temple’s inner sanctum, literally means ‘womb-chamber’ and also means ‘womb’. Kallarai, ‘stone-chamber’, is the word for a tomb.