மூதுரை

ஔவையார் (Avvaiyar)

Traditionally dated medieval period (exact era debated)

Tradition attributes the Moothurai to the same later Avvaiyar credited with the Aathichudi and Kondraivendhan. Her distinction lies in distilling life's deepest lessons into language simple enough for children and ordinary people alike to grasp.

The Moothurai is a short collection of 30 venpa verses. Its name means "the elders' counsel," and true to that, it delivers foundational wisdom - on life's impermanence, on how to act wisely, on good company - through simple, memorable verse.