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	{{About\|the wife of Valluvar\|the serpent king in Hindu and Buddhist mythology\|Vasuki (snake)\|}}		{{About\|the wife of Valluvar\|the serpent king in Hindu and Buddhist mythology\|Vasuki (snake)\|}}
	[[File:Thiruvalluvar 123.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|Idols of Valluvar and Vasuki kept near a statue of Valluvar at the [[Mylapore]] [[Thiruvalluvar Temple]]]]		[[File:Thiruvalluvar 123.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|Idols of Valluvar and Vasuki kept near a statue of Valluvar at the [[Mylapore]] [[Thiruvalluvar Temple]]]]
	'''Vasuki''' ({{lang-ta\|வாசுகி}}) was a [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] woman who lived around the late [[Sangam era]]. She was the wife of the Tamil poet-philosopher [[Valluvar]].		'''Vasuki''' ({{lang-ta\|வாசுகி}}) was a [[Tamil people\|Tamil]] woman who lived around the late or post [[Sangam era]] (between 1st century BCE and 5th century CE). She was the wife of the Tamil poet-philosopher [[Valluvar]]. She is traditionally considered a faithful wife and a model of Tamil womanhood.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Very little is known about the life of Vasuki other than her being the wife of Valluvar. According to [[Maraimalai Adigal]], Vasuki was also known as Nagi.{{sfn\|Paavaanar, 2017\|pp=32–33}} She was one of the daughters of Margaseyan (or Margasahayan), a farmer who lived near [[Kaveripakkam\|Kaviripakkam]],{{sfn\|Paavaanar, 2017\|pp=32–33}}{{sfn\|Simon Casie Chitty, 1859\|p=102}} and his wife Ambujam.{{sfn\|Periyanna, 1968\|p=23}} It is said that when Margasahayan's crops contracted disease, Valluvar helped with curing them. As a token of gratitude, Margasahayan offered Valluvar his daughter in marriage.{{sfn\|Paavaanar, 2017\|pp=32–33}} Legend has it that Valluvar asked Vasuki to cook a handful of sand in order to test her before taking her in marriage, and Vasuki miraculously turned it to boiled rice and served him a scrumptious meal.{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=17}} She is widely known as a chaste and pious woman and an ideal Tamil housewife.{{sfn\|Jagannathan, 1963\|p=159}} The couple, however, had no children.{{sfn\|Paavaanar, 2017\|pp=32–33}} Traditional, as well as legendary, accounts about her abound, which have been the subject of ~~scholarly~~ analysis for centuries.{{sfn\|Gopalakrishnamachariyar, 2009\|p=7}} Some details about Vasuki, however, are of doubtful historicity.{{sfn\|Lal, 1992\|p=4341}}		[[File:VasukiShrineAtMylaporeTemple.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The sanctum of Vasuki at the Mylapore Valluvar Temple]]
			Very little is known about the life of Vasuki other than her being the wife of Valluvar. According to [[Maraimalai Adigal]], Vasuki was also known as Nagi.{{sfn\|Paavaanar, 2017\|pp=32–33}} She was one of the daughters of Margaseyan (or Margasahayan), a farmer who lived near [[Kaveripakkam\|Kaviripakkam]],{{sfn\|Paavaanar, 2017\|pp=32–33}}{{sfn\|Simon Casie Chitty, 1859\|p=102}} and his wife Ambujam.{{sfn\|Periyanna, 1968\|p=23}} It is said that when Margasahayan's crops contracted disease, Valluvar helped with curing them. As a token of gratitude, Margasahayan offered Valluvar his daughter in marriage.{{sfn\|Paavaanar, 2017\|pp=32–33}} Legend has it that Valluvar asked Vasuki to cook a handful of sand in order to test her before taking her in marriage, and Vasuki miraculously turned it to boiled rice and served him a scrumptious meal.{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=17}}{{sfn\|Swamiji Iraianban\|1997\|pp=13–14}} She is widely known as a chaste and pious woman and an ideal Tamil housewife.{{sfn\|Swamiji Iraianban\|1997\|pp=13–14}}{{sfn\|Jagannathan, 1963\|p=159}} The couple, however, had no children.{{sfn\|Paavaanar, 2017\|pp=32–33}} Traditional, as well as legendary, accounts about her abound, which have been the subject of historical analysis for centuries.{{sfn\|Gopalakrishnamachariyar, 2009\|p=7}} Some details about Vasuki, however, are of doubtful historicity.{{sfn\|Lal, 1992\|p=4341}}

	Traditional accounts hold that Valluvar requested Vasuki to place a [[toothpick]] and a bowl of water alongside his dinner plate every day. Without any question, Vasuki dutifully obeyed her husband’s command till the end of her life. Strangely as it may seem, Valluvar never used either of the two that he requested. This, however, did not deter Vasuki from following what her husband said even once. Toward the end of her life, Vasuki remained sullen about her lack of understanding about her husband's dining behavior. Valluvar, perceiving the trouble that he created to his wife by not revealing the reason behind his dining behavior, apologized and said, "It would be a great sin if a grain of rice that I was eating accidentally fell on to the floor. Using the toothpick, I could pick up the fallen grain, rinse it in the bowl of water and eat it thereafter. It is wrong to let our food go to waste." Vasuki died peacefully upon hearing this. This incident is considered as revealing both the sincerity of Valluvar and the devotedness of Vasuki towards her husband.{{sfn\|''Tiruvalluva Nayanar Charitram'', 1908\|p=17}}{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=31}}{{sfn\|Periyanna, 1968\|pp=115–116}}		Traditional accounts hold that Valluvar requested Vasuki to place a [[toothpick]] and a bowl of water alongside his dinner plate every day. Without any question, Vasuki dutifully obeyed her husband’s command till the end of her life. Strangely as it may seem, Valluvar never used either of the two that he requested. This, however, did not deter Vasuki from following what her husband said even once. Toward the end of her life, Vasuki remained sullen about her lack of understanding about her husband's dining behavior. Valluvar, perceiving the trouble that he created to his wife by not revealing the reason behind his dining behavior, apologized and said, "It would be a great sin if a grain of rice that I was eating accidentally fell on to the floor. Using the toothpick, I could pick up the fallen grain, rinse it in the bowl of water and eat it thereafter. It is wrong to let our food go to waste." Vasuki died peacefully upon hearing this. This incident is considered as revealing both the sincerity of Valluvar and the devotedness of Vasuki towards her husband.{{sfn\|''Tiruvalluva Nayanar Charitram'', 1908\|p=17}}{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=31}}{{sfn\|Periyanna, 1968\|pp=115–116}}

	Other legendary accounts depicting the divine qualities of Vasuki include:		Other legendary accounts depicting the divine qualities of Vasuki include:
	* Once when Valluvar summoned Vasuki while she was in the act of drawing water from the well, Vasuki, without giving it a second thought, left the vessel suspended half way and hastened to her husband. The vessel is said to have remained in its position until she returned to it.{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=30}}{{sfn\|Schweitzer, 2013\|pp=200–205}}		* Once when Valluvar summoned Vasuki while she was in the act of drawing water from the well, Vasuki, without giving it a second thought, left the vessel suspended half way and hastened to her husband. The vessel is said to have remained in its position until she returned to it.{{sfn\|Swamiji Iraianban\|1997\|p=14}}{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=30}}{{sfn\|Schweitzer, 2013\|pp=200–205}}
	* One morning, not following the customary routine, wherein hot rice is generally served minutes after boiling, Vasuki served cold rice boiled the day before, and Valluvar sarcastically exclaimed that the rice was burning him. Vasuki instantly ran for a fan to cool him.{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=30}}{{sfn\|Schweitzer, 2013\|pp=200–205}}		* One morning, not following the customary routine, wherein hot rice is generally served minutes after boiling, Vasuki served cold rice boiled the day before, and Valluvar sarcastically exclaimed that the rice was burning him. Vasuki instantly ran for a fan to cool him.{{sfn\|Swamiji Iraianban\|1997\|p=14}}{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=30}}{{sfn\|Schweitzer, 2013\|pp=200–205}}
	* One bright noon, Valluvar missed his shuttle while he was engaged in his occupation as a weaver and dropped it to the ground. In the daylight the shuttle was distinctly visible. However, when he requested that his wife fetch a light, Vasuki did so without questioning the illogicality of the situation.{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=30}}{{sfn\|Schweitzer, 2013\|pp=200–205}}		* One bright noon, Valluvar missed his shuttle while he was engaged in his occupation as a weaver and dropped it to the ground. In the daylight the shuttle was distinctly visible. However, when he requested that his wife fetch a light, Vasuki did so without questioning the illogicality of the situation.{{sfn\|Swamiji Iraianban\|1997\|p=14}}{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=30}}{{sfn\|Schweitzer, 2013\|pp=200–205}}

	==Death==		==Death==
	When Vasuki died, Valluvar ~~buried~~ her body in a sitting posture.{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=32}} Valluvar is said to have composed an [[elegy]] at the deathbed of Vasuki soon after she died. A [[quatrain]], the verse tells how deeply Valluvar loved his wife.{{sfn\|Sivagnanam, 1974\|pp=97–100}}		[[File:VasukiSanctumSanctorum.jpg\|thumb\|Vasuki's idol, patterned after goddess [[Kamakshi]], within the sanctum sanctorum at the Mylapore Valluvar Temple]]
			When Vasuki died, Valluvar cremated her body in a sitting posture.{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=32}} Valluvar is said to have composed an [[elegy]] at the deathbed of Vasuki soon after she died. A [[quatrain]], the verse tells how deeply Valluvar loved his wife.{{sfn\|Sivagnanam, 1974\|pp=97–100}}

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	Thus, Valluvar is praised as the only Tamil poet who has sung a verse on his or her spouse. Over the centuries, the individual phrases within the quatrain have become famed maxims on their own.{{sfn\|Sivagnanam, 1974\|pp=97–100}}		Thus, Valluvar is praised as the only known Tamil poet who has sung a verse on his or her spouse. Over the centuries, the individual phrases within the quatrain have become famed maxims on their own.{{sfn\|Sivagnanam, 1974\|pp=97–100}}

			==In popular culture==
			Vasuki is praised for her faithfulness as a wife towards her husband Valluvar and is noted as a model of Tamil womenhood.{{sfn\|Waghorne, 2004\|pp=120–125}} She has her own sanctum at the Ekambareswarar–Kamakshi Temple, commonly known as the [[Thiruvalluvar Temple, Mylapore\|Valluvar temple]], in the neighborhood of [[Mylapore]] in [[Chennai]], where she is patterned after the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] deity [[Kamakshi]] and worshiped.{{sfn\|Waghorne, 2004\|pp=120–125}} Her idol, along with the idol of Valluvar, is carried in an annual procession in the [[Tamil month]] of ''Panguni'' (mid March to Mid April) during the ''Bramotsavam'' celebrations of the [[Kapaleeshwarar Temple]].{{sfn\|Bhatt, 2020}} The wedding hall near the Mylapore Valluvar temple is also named after her and Valluvar as ''Valluvar–Vasuki Tirumana Mantapam''.{{sfn\|''Dinamani'', 20 September 2012}}

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	Vasuki is considered the epitome and an archetypal example of a cultured Tamil woman, known for such qualities as kindness, grace, humility, and modesty. In one of her works named the ''Garland of Advice for Women'', ~~poet~~ [[Avvaiyar I\|Avvai]] exemplifies Vasuki while giving advice to women wherein she instructs the young lady to "perform domestic duties as did the wife of Valluvar."{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=30}}		Vasuki is considered the epitome and an archetypal example of a cultured Tamil woman, known for such qualities as kindness, grace, humility, and modesty.{{sfn\|Waghorne, 2004\|pp=120–125}} In one of her works named the ''Garland of Advice for Women'', poetess [[Avvaiyar I\|Avvai]] exemplifies Vasuki while giving advice to women wherein she instructs the young lady to "perform domestic duties as did the wife of Valluvar."{{sfn\|Robinson, 2001\|p=30}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Valluvar]]
	* [[Sangam period]]		* [[Sangam period]]
	* [[Tamil culture]]		* [[Tamil culture]]
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	* {{cite book \|author= Albert Schweitzer \|title= Indian Thoughts and Its Development \|year= 2013 \|edition = \| publisher=Read Books \|location= Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada \|language = \|isbn=978-14-7338-900-7\|ref={{sfnRef\|Schweitzer, 2013}} }}		* {{cite book \|author= Albert Schweitzer \|title= Indian Thoughts and Its Development \|year= 2013 \|edition = \| publisher=Read Books \|location= Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada \|language = \|isbn=978-14-7338-900-7\|ref={{sfnRef\|Schweitzer, 2013}} }}
	* {{cite book \|author= Simon Casie Chitty\|title=The Tamil Plutach: containing a summary account of the lives of the poets and poetesses of southern India and Ceylon from the earliest to the present times, with select specimens of their compositions \|url=https://archive.org/details/tamilplutachcont00casirich\|year=1859 \|publisher=Ripley & Strong, printers \|ref={{sfnRef\|Simon Casie Chitty, 1859}}}}		* {{cite book \|author= Simon Casie Chitty\|title=The Tamil Plutach: containing a summary account of the lives of the poets and poetesses of southern India and Ceylon from the earliest to the present times, with select specimens of their compositions \|url=https://archive.org/details/tamilplutachcont00casirich\|year=1859 \|publisher=Ripley & Strong, printers \|ref={{sfnRef\|Simon Casie Chitty, 1859}}}}
	* {{cite book \|author=V. M. Gopalakrishnamachariyar \|title=திருக்குறள் மூலமும் பரிமேலழகர் உரையும் [Tirukkural: Source and ~~Parimelalhagar’s~~ Commentary] \|year=2009\|publisher=Uma Padhippagam \| location=Chennai \|edition=1\|language=ta\|ref={{sfnRef\|Gopalakrishnamachariyar, 2009}}}}		* {{cite book \|author=V. M. Gopalakrishnamachariyar \|title=திருக்குறள் மூலமும் பரிமேலழகர் உரையும் [Tirukkural: Source and Parimelalhagar's Commentary] \|year=2009\|publisher=Uma Padhippagam \| location=Chennai \|edition=1\|language=ta\|ref={{sfnRef\|Gopalakrishnamachariyar, 2009}}}}
			* {{cite book\|author=Joanne Punzo Waghorne\|title=Diaspora of the Gods: Modern Hindu Temples in an Urban Middle-Class World \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IZNODwAAQBAJ&dq=Mylapore+temple+processions+Valluvar&pg=PT218 \|date= 2004\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=New York\|isbn=978-0-19-515663-8\|ref={{sfnRef\|Waghorne, 2004}} }}
	* {{cite book \|author= Ki. Vaa. Jagannathan \|title= திருக்குறள், ஆராய்ச்சிப் பதிப்பு [Tirukkural, Aaraicchi Pathippu] \|year= 1963 \|edition=3rd \|publisher=Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalayam \| location= Coimbatore \|ref={{sfnRef\|Jagannathan, 1963}} }}		* {{cite book \|author= Ki. Vaa. Jagannathan \|title= திருக்குறள், ஆராய்ச்சிப் பதிப்பு [Tirukkural, Aaraicchi Pathippu] \|year= 1963 \|edition=3rd \|publisher=Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalayam \| location= Coimbatore \|ref={{sfnRef\|Jagannathan, 1963}} }}
	* {{cite book \|author=A. A. Manavalan \|title=Essays and Tributes on Tirukkural (1886–1986 AD) \|year=2009 \|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies \| location=Chennai \|ref={{sfnRef\|Manavalan, 2009}}}}		* {{cite book \|author=A. A. Manavalan \|title=Essays and Tributes on Tirukkural (1886–1986 AD) \|year=2009 \|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies \| location=Chennai \|ref={{sfnRef\|Manavalan, 2009}}}}
			* {{cite news \| title = பொலிவிழந்து வரும் மயிலாப்பூர் திருவள்ளுவர் கோயில்! \| newspaper = Dinamani \| location = Chennai \| language = ta \| publisher = The New Indian Express Group \| date = 20 September 2012 \| url = https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-chennai/chennai/2009/jul/31/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-49433.html \| access-date = 2 March 2019\|ref={{sfnRef\|''Dinamani'', 20 September 2012}}}}
			* {{cite journal\|title=Arupathu Moovar – 110 years ago\|authors=Karthik Bhatt\|date=March 16–31, 2020\|journal=Madras Musings\|volume=XXIX\|issue=23\|url=http://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-29-no-23/arupathu-moovar-110-years-ago/ \|ref={{sfnRef\|Bhatt, 2020}}}}
			* {{cite book \|author=Swamiji Iraianban \|title=Ambrosia of Thirukkural \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dPmMQoJkXV0C&pg=PA13 \|year=1997 \|publisher=Abhinav Publications \|isbn=978-81-7017-346-5 }}
	* {{cite book \|author=Mohan Lal \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4341 \|year=1992 \|publisher=Sahitya Akademi \|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3 \|ref={{sfnRef\|Lal, 1992}} }}		* {{cite book \|author=Mohan Lal \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4341 \|year=1992 \|publisher=Sahitya Akademi \|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3 \|ref={{sfnRef\|Lal, 1992}} }}
	* {{cite book \|author=M. P. Sivagnanam \|title=திருக்குறளிலே கலைபற்றிக் கூறாததேன்? [Why the Kural did not mention art?] \|year=1974 \|publisher=Poonkodi Padhippagam \| location=Chennai \|language=ta\| ref={{sfnRef\|Sivagnanam, 1974}}}}		* {{cite book \|author=M. P. Sivagnanam \|title=திருக்குறளிலே கலைபற்றிக் கூறாததேன்? [Why the Kural did not mention art?] \|year=1974 \|publisher=Poonkodi Padhippagam \| location=Chennai \|language=ta\| ref={{sfnRef\|Sivagnanam, 1974}}}}

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{{About|the wife of Valluvar|the serpent king in Hindu and Buddhist mythology|Vasuki (snake)|}}
[[File:Thiruvalluvar 123.jpg|thumb|180px|Idols of Valluvar and Vasuki kept near a statue of Valluvar at the [[Mylapore]] [[Thiruvalluvar Temple]]]]
'''Vasuki''' ({{lang-ta|வாசுகி}}) was a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] woman who lived around the late [[Sangam era]]. She was the wife of the Tamil poet-philosopher [[Valluvar]].

==Biography==
Very little is known about the life of Vasuki other than her being the wife of Valluvar. According to [[Maraimalai Adigal]], Vasuki was also known as Nagi.{{sfn|Paavaanar, 2017|pp=32–33}} She was one of the daughters of Margaseyan (or Margasahayan), a farmer who lived near [[Kaveripakkam|Kaviripakkam]],{{sfn|Paavaanar, 2017|pp=32–33}}{{sfn|Simon Casie Chitty, 1859|p=102}} and his wife Ambujam.{{sfn|Periyanna, 1968|p=23}} It is said that when Margasahayan's crops contracted disease, Valluvar helped with curing them. As a token of gratitude, Margasahayan offered Valluvar his daughter in marriage.{{sfn|Paavaanar, 2017|pp=32–33}} Legend has it that Valluvar asked Vasuki to cook a handful of sand in order to test her before taking her in marriage, and Vasuki miraculously turned it to boiled rice and served him a scrumptious meal.{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=17}} She is widely known as a chaste and pious woman and an ideal Tamil housewife.{{sfn|Jagannathan, 1963|p=159}} The couple, however, had no children.{{sfn|Paavaanar, 2017|pp=32–33}} Traditional, as well as legendary, accounts about her abound, which have been the subject of scholarly analysis for centuries.{{sfn|Gopalakrishnamachariyar, 2009|p=7}} Some details about Vasuki, however, are of doubtful historicity.{{sfn|Lal, 1992|p=4341}}

Traditional accounts hold that Valluvar requested Vasuki to place a [[toothpick]] and a bowl of water alongside his dinner plate every day. Without any question, Vasuki dutifully obeyed her husband’s command till the end of her life. Strangely as it may seem, Valluvar never used either of the two that he requested. This, however, did not deter Vasuki from following what her husband said even once. Toward the end of her life, Vasuki remained sullen about her lack of understanding about her husband's dining behavior. Valluvar, perceiving the trouble that he created to his wife by not revealing the reason behind his dining behavior, apologized and said, "It would be a great sin if a grain of rice that I was eating accidentally fell on to the floor. Using the toothpick, I could pick up the fallen grain, rinse it in the bowl of water and eat it thereafter. It is wrong to let our food go to waste." Vasuki died peacefully upon hearing this. This incident is considered as revealing both the sincerity of Valluvar and the devotedness of Vasuki towards her husband.{{sfn|''Tiruvalluva Nayanar Charitram'', 1908|p=17}}{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=31}}{{sfn|Periyanna, 1968|pp=115–116}}

Other legendary accounts depicting the divine qualities of Vasuki include:
* Once when Valluvar summoned Vasuki while she was in the act of drawing water from the well, Vasuki, without giving it a second thought, left the vessel suspended half way and hastened to her husband. The vessel is said to have remained in its position until she returned to it.{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=30}}{{sfn|Schweitzer, 2013|pp=200–205}}
* One morning, not following the customary routine, wherein hot rice is generally served minutes after boiling, Vasuki served cold rice boiled the day before, and Valluvar sarcastically exclaimed that the rice was burning him. Vasuki instantly ran for a fan to cool him.{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=30}}{{sfn|Schweitzer, 2013|pp=200–205}}
* One bright noon, Valluvar missed his shuttle while he was engaged in his occupation as a weaver and dropped it to the ground. In the daylight the shuttle was distinctly visible. However, when he requested that his wife fetch a light, Vasuki did so without questioning the illogicality of the situation.{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=30}}{{sfn|Schweitzer, 2013|pp=200–205}}

==Death==
When Vasuki died, Valluvar buried her body in a sitting posture.{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=32}} Valluvar is said to have composed an [[elegy]] at the deathbed of Vasuki soon after she died. A [[quatrain]], the verse tells how deeply Valluvar loved his wife.{{sfn|Sivagnanam, 1974|pp=97–100}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
| '''''Original''''' அடிசிற் கினியாளே! அன்புடை யாளே! படிசொற் கடவாத பாவாய்!—அடிவருடிப் பின்தூங்கி முன்எழூஉம் பேதையே போதியோ! என்தூங்கும் என்கண் இரா.|| '''''Transliteration''''' Adisiṟ kiniyāḷē! Anbudaiyāḷē! Padisoṟ kadavādha pāvāi!—Adivarudi Pinthūngi muneḻum pēdhaiyē pōdhiyō! Enthūngum enkaṇ irā.|| '''''Translation''''' ([[John Lazarus (missionary)|John Lazarus]], 1913){{sfn|Manavalan, 2009|p=43}} O thou loving one, O sweet'ner of my food, O wife who ne'er transgressed my word, Who did'st chafe my feet, rising first and sleeping last, O when will these eyes know sleep again!
|}

Thus, Valluvar is praised as the only Tamil poet who has sung a verse on his or her spouse. Over the centuries, the individual phrases within the quatrain have become famed maxims on their own.{{sfn|Sivagnanam, 1974|pp=97–100}}

==Legacy==
Vasuki is considered the epitome and an archetypal example of a cultured Tamil woman, known for such qualities as kindness, grace, humility, and modesty. In one of her works named the ''Garland of Advice for Women'', poet [[Avvaiyar I|Avvai]] exemplifies Vasuki while giving advice to women wherein she instructs the young lady to "perform domestic duties as did the wife of Valluvar."{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=30}}

==See also==
* [[Valluvar]]
* [[Sangam period]]
* [[Tamil culture]]
* [[Tamilakam]]
* [[Elelasingan]]

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
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* {{cite book |author=Anonymous |title=திருவள்ளுவ நாயனார் சரித்திரம் [History of Tiruvalluvar] |year=1908 |publisher=Madras Rippon Press | location=Chennai |ref={{sfnRef|''Tiruvalluva Nayanar Charitram'', 1908}}}}
* {{cite book |author=Edward Jewitt Robinson |title=Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings |url=https://archive.org/details/tamilwisdomtradi0000robi|year=2001 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location = New Delhi|ref={{sfnRef|Robinson, 2001}}}}
* {{cite book |author= Albert Schweitzer |title= Indian Thoughts and Its Development |year= 2013 |edition = | publisher=Read Books |location= Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |language = |isbn=978-14-7338-900-7|ref={{sfnRef|Schweitzer, 2013}} }}
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==External links==
* [http://www.educationalservice.net/stories/2010/january/ess20100102_valluvar.php Story of Valluvar's toothpick and water bowl]

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