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Chapter 28: கூடாவொழுக்கம்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 28

Kural 280

கூடாவொழுக்கம்

Position 10/10

திருக்குறள்

மழித்தலும் நீட்டலும் வேண்டா உலகம் பழித்தது ஒழித்து விடின்.

Mazhiththalum Neettalum Ventaa Ulakam Pazhiththadhu Ozhiththu Vitin

“No balding nor tangling the hair! Abstain from condemned acts with care”

What's the worth of shaven head or tresses long,If you shun what all the world condemns as wrong

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Kural #280

The True Radiance

The story illustrates that true virtue comes from avoiding wrongdoing rather than adopting the physical appearance of a saint. There is no need of a shaven crown, nor of tangled hair, if a man abstain from those deeds which the wise have condemned

6–10 yr 1 min