Tirukkural Chapter 71 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 71 - குறிப்பறிதல்.
CHAPTER 71 - KNOWING INTENTION
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71/01. கூறாமை நோக்கிக் குறிப்பறிவான் எஞ்ஞான்றும்
மாறாநீர் வையக்கு அணி.

71/01. Kooraamai nokkik kurriparrivaan engaandrum
Maarraaneer vaiyakku anni.

71/01. One who knows a man's intention by seeing his face,
He is like a jewel around the sea bound earth.
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Balagopal: There are mind readers in the world
Who can read one's mind by seeing his face.

Gajendran: Face is the index of mind.
Generally it's easy to find
Whether one is in angry mood
Or in a depressed mood.

Actually mind is not made
Of human flesh and blood,
But a bundle of thoughts,
That occur in split seconds.

It is one's thought reading,
That is termed as mind reading,
Like a clock's pendulum oscillates
A man's thoughts also vacillates

Like soap bubbles burst one after another,
Thoughts also, one by one, occur,
Similar to an unbridled horse,
Here and there that aimlessly runs.
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(Note: The definition of the mind
is a set of cognitive faculties
including consciousness, perception,
thinking, judgement, and memory.
Ref: Wikipedia)

71/02. ஐயப் படாஅது அகத்தது உணர்வானைத்
தெய்வத்தோடு ஒப்பக் கொளல்.

71/02. Aiyappadaadhu agaththadhu unnarvaanaith
Deivaththodu oppak kollal.

71/02. One must be treated as equal to God
When he is able to read another mind without a doubt.
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Balagopal: The power of reading mind is God's gift to one.

Gajendran: Mind reading is God's gift,
As this is considered an art,
Everyone can't practice it
Despite each one's best effort.

If one meditates daily,
With concentration deeply,
His mental power increases
That can foresee many events.

It is like charging a rundown battery,
That functions more efficiently,
When charged to its full capacity,
One's mind works powerfully.
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71/03. குறிப்பின் குறிப்புணர் வாரை உறுப்பினுள்
யாது கொடுத்தும் கொளல்.

71/03. Kurrippin kurripunnar vaarai urruppinull
Yadhu koduththum kollal.

71/03. A King must take a man, who can read others' minds,
By giving him a suitable position in his royal services.
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Balagopal: It will be advantageous to a King
If a mind reader is kept under his royal service.

Gajendran: A mind reader can find
What is in the people's mind
And advise the King accordingly
To take further actions suitably.

By knowing their minds in advance
He can improve his royal services
And run better administration,
To their mental satisfaction.

Like mind readers serve as advisers,
The present day Newspapers
Read systematically people's minds
And give reports to the ruling agencies.
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