In this episode, we perceive the poverty of poets, as portrayed in Sangam Literary work, Puranaanooru 136, penned about the Velir King Aay Andiran by the poet Thuraiyoor Odai Kizhaar. The verse is situated in the category of ‘Paadaan Thinai’ and narrates the elements that cause suffering in the life of these supplicants and their only salvation.