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Chapter 3: நீத்தார் பெருமை

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 3

Kural 22

நீத்தார் பெருமை

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திருக்குறள்

துறந்தார் பெருமை துணைக்கூறின் வையத்து இறந்தாரை எண்ணிக்கொண் டற்று.

Thurandhaar Perumai Thunaikkoorin Vaiyaththu Irandhaarai Ennikkon Tatru

“To con ascetic glory here Is to count the dead upon the sphere”

As counting those that from the earth have passed away,'Tis vain attempt the might of holy men to say

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Kural #22

The Limitless Calm

The story illustrates that the spiritual depth of an ascetic is so vast that it cannot be quantified, much like the infinite number of souls. To describe the measure of the greatness of those who have forsaken the two-fold desires, is like counting the dead

8–14 yr 2 min