Tirukkural Chapter 07 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 7 - மக்கள் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 7 - CHILDREN'S IMPORTANCE
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07/01. பெறுமவற்றுள் யாமறிவது இல்லை; அறிவறிந்த
மக்கட்பேறு அல்ல பிற.

07/01. Perumavattrul yamarivadhu illai; arrivarrindha
Makkat perru alla pirra.

07/01. Of the most valuable things, one wishes for
Wise Offspring; nothing else.
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Wife: Once married, we should have children.

Husband: Yes, you are right
But they should be bright.
Of what use is it to beget
Dull children, all idiots.

When a boon was offered by Shiva,
To the father of Margandeya,
If he wanted one bright son
Or more sons, but were idiot ones.

But Shiva told him
That the bright one
Would live for sixteen years,
But others for hundred years.

He chose the bright son,
The short lived one,
Instead of idiot sons,
The long lived ones.
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திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 7 - மக்கள் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 7 - CHILDREN'S IMPORTANCE
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07/02. எழுபிறப்பும் தீயவை தீண்டா பழிபிறங்காப்
பண்புடை மக்கள் பெறின்.

07/02. Ezhupirrappum theeyavai theendaa pazhipirrangaap
Pnnbudaiya makkall perrin.

07/02. If the children are not condemned by others
He will be free from trouble for seven lives.
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Wife: One should be lucky
To get good children.

Husband: If our destiny is good
God will be pleased
To give us a good son,
Otherwise, a bad one.

So, we should pray God
To give us good children
So that our lives will,
By His grace, pass on well.

Pandavas though five but were good
Kowravas Hundred, but were bad.
It's not the number that counts
But it's the merit that's important.
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திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 7 - மக்கள் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 7 - CHILDREN'S IMPORTANCE

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07/03. தம்பொருள் என்பதம் மக்கள்; அவர்பொருள்
தம்தம் வினையான் வரும்.

07/03. thamporull enpadham makkall; avarporull
Thamtham vinaiyaan varum.

07/03. A father claims his children as assets.
But the children's good actions are his real assets.

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Wife: Our children should be our assets.

Husband: No doubt, but only
When the fruits of their actions
Are good enough to bring us
A good name always.

A drop of poison
In a cup of milk
Is unfit for a drink
Same thing for a son.

His one bad action
Will ruin all the good actions,
In his life time, he does.
Then he's no asset for us.
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