In this episode, we listen to the lament of a poet, as portrayed in Sangam Literary work, Puranaanooru 232, penned about the Velir King Athiyamaan Nedumaan Anji by the poet Avvaiyaar. The verse is situated in the category of ‘Pothuviyal Thinai’ or ‘Common Themes’ and expresses the helplessness felt at the demise of this king.