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Chapter 22: ஒப்புரவறிதல்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 22

Kural 213

ஒப்புரவறிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

புத்தே ளுலகத்தும் ஈண்டும் பெறலரிதே ஒப்புரவின் நல்ல பிற.

Puththe Lulakaththum Eentum Peralaridhe Oppuravin Nalla Pira

“In heav'n and earth 'tis hard to find A greater good than being kind”

To 'due beneficence' no equal good we know,Amid the happy gods, or in this world below

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Kural #213

The Priceless Gift of Kindness

The story illustrates that helping others is a supreme virtue that surpasses all other worldly possessions. It is difficult to obtain another good equal to benevolence either in this world or in that of the gods

8–14 yr 1 min