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Chapter 6: வாழ்க்கைத் துணைநலம்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 6

Kural 55

வாழ்க்கைத் துணைநலம்

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திருக்குறள்

தெய்வம் தொழாஅள் கொழுநன் தொழுதெழுவாள் பெய்யெனப் பெய்யும் மழை.

Theyvam Thozhaaal Kozhunan Thozhudhezhuvaal Peyyenap Peyyum Mazhai

“Her spouse before God who adores, Is like rain that at request pours”

No God adoring, low she bends before her lord;Then rising, serves: the rain falls instant at her word

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Kural #55

The Rainmaker's Heart

The story illustrates how a wife's sincere devotion to her husband's welfare is as powerful as a prayer to the heavens. If she, who does not worship God, but who rising worships her husband, say, "let it rain," it will rain

8–14 yr 1 min