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Chapter 44: குற்றங்கடிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 44

Kural 436

குற்றங்கடிதல்

Position 6/10

திருக்குறள்

தன்குற்றம் நீக்கிப் பிறர்குற்றங் காண்கிற்பின் என்குற்ற மாகும் இறைக்கு?

Thankutram Neekkip Pirarkutrang Kaankirpin Enkutra Maakum Iraikku?

“What fault can be the king's who cures First his faults, then scans others”

Faultless the king who first his own faults cures, and thenPermits himself to scan faults of other men

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Kural #436

Kavin and the Magic Mirror

The story illustrates the Kural by showing that before judging or managing the mistakes of others, one must first cleanse their own character of flaws. What fault will remain in the king who has put away his own evils, and looks after the evils of others

8–14 yr 2 min