We all know svAmi vEdAnta dEsikan composed srI sudarsanAstakam to relieve the sufferings from a dreadful disease which pervaded in thiruputkuzhi. 

There is another story which enumerates the background for svAmi dEsikan to compose this astakam. He intended to write paramartha bhangam, setting strong arguments against vEda bAhiyargaL and vEda kudirshtigaL. He wanted to take the grace of srI sudarsana AzhvAr, before start of his work.

In Tamil, we commonly say these three phrases -

oru peNNin kashtam innoru peNNukku thAn theriyum (ஒரு பெண்ணின் கஷ்டம் இன்னொரு பெண்ணுக்கு தான் தெரியும்)

pombaLa vishayam (பொம்பள விஷயம்)

peNN pAvam pollAthu (பெண் பாவம் பொல்லாது)