Tirukkural Chapter 25 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 25 - அருளுடைமை.
CHAPTER 25 - COMPASSION.
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25/04. மன்னுயிர் ஓம்பி அருளாள்வார்க்கு இல்என்ப
தன்னுயிர் அஞ்சும் வினை.

25/04. Mannuyir ombi arullaallvaarkku ilenba
Thannuyir anjum vinai.

25/04. Wise men say one who saves other lives by his kindness
He'll never face any danger to his life.
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Sarada: No danger to one's life by showing pity to other lives.

Gopika: One who shows compassion
Is really a great person,
As a messenger from Heaven,
To relieve earth's burden.

It's his inborn compassion,
That works like a talisman.
Any danger he'll never face,
Not even, say, a little trace.

Every man or woman
Has more compassion
Inside his or her heart
Occasionally it comes out.
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25/05. அல்லல் அருளாள்வார்க்கு இல்லை, வளிவழங்கும்
மல்லல்மா ஞாலம் கரி.

25/05. Allal arullallvaarikku illai, vallivazhangum
Mallalma gnalam kari.

25/05. A compassionate man never suffers hardship.
For this the flourishing earth is witness to it.
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Sarada: Mother Earth has seen many great persons.

Gopika: Mother Earth bears the load,
Of all things, both good and bad,
But out of her compassion comes,
As life support, all the essential things.

Air to breath, food to eat,
Water to drink, home to rest,
Also all shock she absorbs.
Man-made-tortures she bears.

Yet, she bears witness,
For good many things,
One such is compassion
Shown by great men
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25/06. பொருள்நீங்கிப் பொச்சாந்தார் என்பர் அருள்நீங்கி
அல்லவை செய்தொழுகு வார்.

25/06. Porullneengip pochchaandhaar enbar arullneengi
Allavai seithozhugu vaar.

25/06. A person has given up virtuous deeds,
Forgetting his sufferings, he is doing wrong deeds.
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Sarada: Some bad people don't realize their mistakes.

Gopika: A person out of frustration,
Perhaps, given up good actions,
And started doing bad deeds
In spite of his sufferings.

He may realize one day,
Bad deeds will never pay,
And may come back
To the virtuous track.

It's all one's experience,
That finally influences
His choice from good to bad
Or from bad to good.
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