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Chapter 26: புலான்மறுத்தல்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 26

Kural 252

புலான்மறுத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

பொருளாட்சி போற்றாதார்க்கு இல்லை அருளாட்சி ஆங்கில்லை ஊன்தின் பவர்க்கு.

Porulaatchi Potraadhaarkku Illai Arulaatchi Aangillai Oondhin Pavarkku

“The thriftless have no property And flesh-eaters have no pity”

No use of wealth have they who guard not their estate;No use of grace have they with flesh who hunger sate

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Kural #252

The Seed of Kindness

The story mirrors the Kural by showing that just as wealth is lost without stewardship, true kindness is absent in those who lack empathy for living creatures. As those possess no property who do not take care of it, so those possess no kindness who feed on flesh

8–14 yr 1 min