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Chapter 2: வான்சிறப்பு

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 2

Kural 19

வான்சிறப்பு

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திருக்குறள்

தானம் தவம்இரண்டும் தங்கா வியன்உலகம் வானம் வழங்கா தெனின்.

Thaanam Thavamirantum Thangaa Viyanulakam Vaanam Vazhangaa Thenin

“Were heaven above to fail below Nor alms nor penance earth would show”

If heaven its watery treasures ceases to dispense,Through the wide world cease gifts, and deeds of 'penitence'

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Kural #19

The Gift of the Rain

The story illustrates that without rain, there is no sustenance, and without sustenance, humans cannot practice the virtues of charity and spiritual devotion. If rain fall not, penance and alms-deeds will not dwell within this spacious world

8–14 yr 2 min