Tirukkural Chapter 13 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 13 - அடக்கமுடைமை
CHAPTER 13 - SELF CONTROL.
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13/01. அடக்கம் அமரருள் உய்க்கும்; அடங்காமை
ஆரிருள் உய்த்து விடும்.

13/01. Adakkam amararull uykkum; adangaamai
Aarirull uythu vidum.

13/01. A person having self control, that'll take him to heaven,
Or else, with no self control, he will go to hell.
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Disciple: Guruji, What is the need for self control?

Guru: If one wants to go to heaven
He should have self control.
Otherwise, he'll go to hell
With no self control.

One should maintain discipline,
Have austerity, do meditation,
Eat soft food, speak less,
Show kindness to others.

Self control is not so easy.
It requires practice every day.
For day to day existence,
It's a kind of penance.
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13/02. காக்க பொருளா அடக்கத்தை; அறிவறிந்து
அதனின்ஊங்கு இல்லை உயிர்க்கு.

13/02. Kakka porullaa adakkathai; arrivarrindhu
Adhaninuoongu illai uyirkku.

13/02. Please safeguard self control as a solid thing.
There is no more valuable wealth than this.
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Diciple: Guruji, How to safeguard self control?

Guru: It's difficult to maintain self control
As there are many outside people
Who are waiting to break it
When they get a chance for it.

Yet, one shouldn't give up,
But should try to step up,
By God's grace, his daily practice
In this most difficult exercise.

The type of food one eats more
Decides his very basic nature,
Like Rajasic, Saatvic, and Thamasic,
One out of three, one usually takes.
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13/03. செறிவறிந்து சீர்மை பயக்கும் அறிவறிந்து
ஆற்றின் அடங்கப் பெறின்.

13/03. Cherrivarrindhu seermai payakkum arrivarrindhu
Aarrtrrin adangap perrin.

13/03. One should learn whatever important for life.
Then if he lives with self control, it will bring him fame.
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Disciple: How self-control brings a man fame?

Guru: Self control is an art
All cannot practice it.
So, one who controls self rarely,
He earns his fame naturally.

It requires a strong will power
To control self, however,
One should make an attempt
Instead of going back from it.

Self- discipline counts first.
Name or fame comes next.
Self control makes one strong.
In any decision, he'll not go wrong.
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