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Chapter 28: கூடாவொழுக்கம்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 28

Kural 278

கூடாவொழுக்கம்

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திருக்குறள்

மனத்தது மாசாக மாண்டார் நீராடி மறைந்தொழுகு மாந்தர் பலர்.

Manaththadhu Maasaaka Maantaar Neeraati Maraindhozhuku Maandhar Palar

“Filthy in mind some bathe in streams Hiding sins in showy extremes”

Many wash in hollowed waters, living lives of hidden shame;Foul in heart, yet high upraised of men in virtuous fame

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Kural #278

The Man with the Hidden Heart

The story illustrates the Kural's warning about people who perform outward religious acts while hiding impure intentions in their hearts. There are many men of masked conduct, who perform their ablutions, and (make a show) of

8–14 yr 1 min