Verse 927: What mercy leaves
927. What mercy leaves
கொன்றிருப்பின் தீர்ந்திருப்பான் கொல்லா தருள்செய்தான்நின்றிருக்கும் நெஞ்சில் நெருப்பு
kondriruppin theerndiruppaan kollaa tharulseythaannindrirukkum nenjil neruppu
Had he killed him, the man would have been finished. He did not kill him; he showed him mercy, and a fire stays standing in the heart.
Death would have closed the matter; sparing leaves it open. Fire in the heart means anguish or anger, and the heart could be either man’s.