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Chapter 24: புகழ்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 24

Kural 234

புகழ்

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திருக்குறள்

நிலவரை நீள்புகழ் ஆற்றின் புலவரைப் போற்றாது புத்தேள் உலகு.

Nilavarai Neelpukazh Aatrin Pulavaraip Potraadhu Puththel Ulaku

“From hailing gods heavens will cease To hail the men of lasting praise”

If men do virtuous deeds by world-wide ample glory crowned,The heavens will cease to laud the sage for other gifts renowned

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Kural #234

The Echo of Kindness

The story illustrates that if a person achieves widespread fame through virtuous deeds on earth, the praise of the gods becomes secondary to the legacy left behind among people. If one has acquired extensive fame within the limits of this earth, the world of the Gods will no longer praise those sages who have attained that world

8–14 yr 1 min