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Chapter 1: கடவுள் வாழ்த்து

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 1

Kural 6

கடவுள் வாழ்த்து

Position 6/10

திருக்குறள்

பொறிவாயில் ஐந்தவித்தான் பொய்தீர் ஒழுக்க நெறிநின்றார் நீடுவாழ் வார்.

Porivaayil Aindhaviththaan Poidheer Ozhukka Nerinindraar Neetuvaazh Vaar

“They prosper long who walk His way Who has the senses signed away”

Long live they blest, who 've stood in path from falsehood freed;His, 'Who quenched lusts that from the sense-gates five proceed'

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Kural #6

Aadi's Inner Strength

The story illustrates how overcoming sensory cravings (the candy) in favor of virtue leads to a more fulfilling life, reflecting the Kural. Those shall long proposer who abide in the faultless way of Him who has destroyed the five desires of the senses

8–14 yr 1 min