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Chapter 9: விருந்தோம்பல்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 9

Kural 85

விருந்தோம்பல்

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திருக்குறள்

வித்தும் இடல்வேண்டும் கொல்லோ விருந்தோம்பி மிச்சில் மிசைவான் புலம்.

Viththum Italventum Kollo Virundhompi Michchil Misaivaan Pulam

“Should his field be sown who first Feeds the guests and eats the rest?”

Who first regales his guest, and then himself supplies,O'er all his fields, unsown, shall plenteous harvests rise

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Kural #85

The Harvest of Kindness

The story illustrates that a person who prioritizes hospitality and lives on the remains of their generosity finds a spiritual abundance that transcends material loss. Is it necessary to sow the field of the man who, having feasted his guests, eats what may remain ?

6–10 yr 1 min