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Chapter 23: ஈகை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 23

Kural 225

ஈகை

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திருக்குறள்

ஆற்றுவார் ஆற்றல் பசிஆற்றல் அப்பசியை மாற்றுவார் ஆற்றலின் பின்.

Aatruvaar Aatral Pasiaatral Appasiyai Maatruvaar Aatralin Pin

“Higher's power which hunger cures Than that of penance which endures”

'Mid devotees they're great who hunger's pangs sustain,Who hunger's pangs relieve a higher merit gain

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Kural #225

The Strength of Kindness

The story illustrates that the power of helping someone overcome their suffering is superior to the power of self-discipline through endurance. The power of those who perform penance is the power of enduring hunger It is inferior to the power of those who remove the hunger (of others)

6–10 yr 1 min