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Chapter 27: தவம்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 27

Kural 270

தவம்

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திருக்குறள்

இலர்பல ராகிய காரணம் நோற்பார் சிலர்பலர் நோலா தவர்.

Ilarpala Raakiya Kaaranam Norpaar Silarpalar Nolaa Thavar

“Many are poor and few are rich For they care not for penance much”

The many all things lack! The cause is plain,The 'penitents' are few The many shun such pain

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Kural #270

The Disciplined Farmer and the Greedy Dreamer

The story illustrates that wealth follows those who practice self-restraint (austerity), while those who lack it remain in want. Because there are few who practise austerity and many who do not, there are many destitute and few rich in this world

8–14 yr 2 min