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Chapter 1: கடவுள் வாழ்த்து

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 1

Kural 8

கடவுள் வாழ்த்து

Position 8/10

திருக்குறள்

அறவாழி அந்தணன் தாள்சேர்ந்தார்க் கல்லால் பிறவாழி நீந்தல் அரிது.

Aravaazhi Andhanan Thaalserndhaark Kallaal Piravaazhi Neendhal Aridhu

“Who swims the sea of vice is he Who clasps the feet of Virtue's sea”

Unless His feet 'the Sea of Good, the Fair and Bountiful,' men gain,'Tis hard the further bank of being's changeful sea to attain

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Kural #8

The Lighthouse of Virtue

The story illustrates that while vice is a turbulent sea that drowns the soul, virtue acts as an anchor that protects one through life's challenges. None can swim the sea of vice, but those who are united to the feet of that gracious Being who is a sea of virtue

8–14 yr 2 min