The Kamakshi Virutham is not a wishlist. It is a method . She does not remove pain; she removes the experience of separate pain . The story ends not when the poet gets what he wants, but when he realizes that asking itself is a form of her grace.

Madhiyai koduppay, manamum koduppay Madiyinai neekki marundu koduppay Kadhiyai koduppay, karunai kadale Ennai aandu kondaLaiyO?