Tirukkural Chapter 06 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 6 - மனைவியின் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 6 - WIFE'S IMPORTANCE
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06/04. பெண்ணின் பெருந்தக்க யாவுள? கற்பென்னும்
திண்மை உண்டாகப் பெறின்,

06/04. Pennin perundhakka yaavulla? Karppennum
Thinmai undaakap perrin.

06/04. If the wife is firm in her chastity,
Is there any wealth more than her?
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Wife: I was born for you only.
I think of no one else,
Excepting you, as my husband.

Husband: Really, I'm fortunate
To have you as my better half.
I also love you, my wife.
Your modesty, I appreciate.

This is a model couple,
Both loving each other,
We should draw a moral
How sincere they are!

There are many couples,
The living examples,
As made for each other,
They carry on forever.
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திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 6 - மனைவியின் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 6 - WIFE'S IMPORTANCE
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06/05. தெய்வம் தொழாஅள் கொழுநன் தொழுதொழுவாள்
பெய்யெனப் பெய்யும் மழை.

06/05. Deivam thozhaall kozhunan thozhuvall
Peiyana peiyum mazhai.

06/05. If a wife thinks of no God except his husband as God,
When she asks the sky to rain, it'll rain.
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Wife: What a wonder today!
I prayed for rain and it did rain.

Husband: Thiruvalluvar says, a wife can
Command the sky to rain
When she is devoted,
As God, to her husband.

Will there be any famine
If there is rain
At the command
Of a devoted woman?

There were days in the past
When many incidents
Of this kind did happen.
It's was no wonder then.
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திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 6 - மனைவியின் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 6 - WIFE'S IMPORTANCE
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06/06. தற்காத்துத் தற்கொண்டான் பேணித் தகைசான்ற
சொற்காத்துச் சோர்விலாள் பெண்.

06/06. Tharkaaththuth tharrkondaan paennith thagaisaandra
Sorkaththuch sorvilaal penn.

06/06. With her chastity she protects herself
And her husband thus her reputation goes high.
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There were many stories in the past
Like Savithiri, Sathyavan where
The Chastity of the wife
Saved her husband from death.

However now-a-days
There are many families
Who maintain sanctity
In their mutual relationship.

Rarely a few cases arise
Where a wife betrays
Her husband and elopes
Breaking her relationship.

Majority of women
Do love their men
And well maintain their image,
Without any damage.
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