Cherishing Kindred
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tamarākit taṟṟuṟantār cuṟṟa mamarāmaik / kāraṇa miṉṟi varum.
“Who once were his, and then forsook him, as before / Will come around, when cause of disagreement is no more.”
“The estrangement of a kinsman is easily remedied: remove the cause of the coolness and he will come back to thee.”
Those who were once one's own and left because they could not remain in accord return as one's circle when the cause of that non-agreement no longer exists on one's side.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
தமராகித் தற்றுறந்தார் சுற்றம்= முன் தமராய் வைத்துத் தன்னோடு அமராது யாதானும் ஒருகாரணத்தான் தன்னைப்பிரிந்து போயவர், பின்னும் வந்து சுற்றமாதல்; அமராமைக் காரணம் இன்றி வரும்= அவ்வமராமைக் காரணம், தன்மாட்டு இல்லையாகத் தானே உளதாம்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those who were once close kin but departed because of grievance will naturally return to the fold once the cause of discord is removed from one's side.