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Chapter 2: வான்சிறப்பு

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 2

Kural 15

வான்சிறப்பு

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திருக்குறள்

கெடுப்பதூஉம் கெட்டார்க்குச் சார்வாய்மற் றாங்கே எடுப்பதூஉம் எல்லாம் மழை.

Ketuppadhooum Kettaarkkuch Chaarvaaimar Raange Etuppadhooum Ellaam Mazhai

“Destruction it may sometimes pour But only rain can life restore”

'Tis rain works all: it ruin spreads, then timely aid supplies;As, in the happy days before, it bids the ruined rise

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Kural #15

Mari and the Gift of Rain

The story shows how the absence of rain led Mari to ruin, while its arrival brought him back to fortune, mirroring the Kural. Rain by its absence ruins men; and by its existence restores them to fortune

8–14 yr 1 min