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Chapter 37: அவாவறுத்தல்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 37

Kural 361

அவாவறுத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

அவாஎன்ப எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் எஞ்ஞான்றும் தவாஅப் பிறப்பீனும் வித்து.

Avaaenpa Ellaa Uyirkkum Enj Gnaandrum Thavaaap Pirappeenum Viththu

“Desire to all, always is seed From which ceaseless births proceed”

The wise declare, through all the days, to every living thingThat ceaseless round of birth from seed of strong desire doth spring

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Kural #361

Kavin and the Endless Wish

The story illustrates how desire acts as a seed that leads to an endless cycle of cravings, reflecting the Kural. (The wise) say that the seed, which produces unceasing births, at all times, to all creatures, is desire

8–14 yr 2 min