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Chapter 26: புலான்மறுத்தல்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 26

Kural 251

புலான்மறுத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

தன்னூன் பெருக்கற்குத் தான்பிறிது ஊனுண்பான் எங்ஙனம் ஆளும் அருள்?

Thannoon Perukkarkuth Thaanpiridhu Oonunpaan Engnganam Aalum Arul?

“What graciousness can one command who feeds his flesh by flesh gourmand”

How can the wont of 'kindly grace' to him be known,Who other creatures' flesh consumes to feed his own

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Kural #251

The Seed of Compassion

The story illustrates that consuming others to sustain oneself contradicts the essence of compassion. How can he be possessed of kindness, who to increase his own flesh, eats the flesh of other creatures

8–14 yr 1 min