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Chapter 7: புதல்வரைப் பெறுதல்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 7

Kural 70

புதல்வரைப் பெறுதல்

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திருக்குறள்

மகன்தந்தைக்கு ஆற்றும் உதவி இவன்தந்தை என்நோற்றான் கொல் எனும் சொல்.

Makandhandhaikku Aatrum Udhavi Ivandhandhai Ennotraan Kol Enum Sol

“The son to sire this word is debt \"What penance such a son begot!\"”

To sire, what best requital can by grateful child be done?To make men say, 'What merit gained the father such a son?'

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Kural #70

The Father's Pride

The story illustrates that a son's virtuous character makes others wonder what great penance the father performed to deserve such a child. (So to act) that it may be said "by what great penance did his father beget him," is the benefit which a son should render to his father

6–10 yr 1 min