Vaanninru ulagam vazhanghi varudhalaall Thanam izhdham endrunaral paatru.

Since rain sustains the world by falling from the sky, rain is to be understood as nectar (ambrosia).

வான் மழையால் உலகம் வாழ்கிறது ஆதலால் அந்த மழை நீரை அமிழ்தம் (தேவர்களின் உணவு) என்று உணர வேண்டும்.

Rain is called 'amizhtham' (nectar/ambrosia) — the food of immortality. This elevates rain from a natural phenomenon to a sacred gift. Without rain there is no food, no life, no civilization. Valluvar sees ecology and spirituality as inseparable — the divine manifests most practically as rain.