Tirukkural Chapter 92 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 92 - வரைவின் மகளிர்
CHAPTER 92 - ON PUBLIC WOMEN
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92/04. பொருட்பொருளார் புன்னலம் தோயார் அருட்பொருள்
ஆயும் அறிவி னவர்.

92/04. Porutporullaar punnalam thoyaar arutporull
Aayum arrivi navar.

92/04. Those who seek the joy of superior divine experience
will not even think of an inferior pleasure from public women.
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Jitender: A spiritual man will not even thing of a public woman.

Mohit: They're away from material pleasures,
As they seek spiritual pleasures,
By their constant meditations,
And by controlling their senses.

They not even think of a chaste woman,
Leave alone an inferior public woman,
As they're on spiritual lines
To have superior pleasures.

Some yogis doing meditation,
Will not see any woman,
For fear of any temptation,
That may spoil their penance.
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92/05. பொதுநலத்தார் புன்னலம் தோயார் மதிநலத்தின்
மாண்ட அறிவி னவர்

92/05. Podhunalaththaar punnalam thoyaar madhinalaththin
Maanda arrive navar.

92/05. Highly intelligent wise men will not fall
for inferior pleasures from beautifully dressed public women.
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Jitender: Just like the spiritual men, highly educated wise men
Will not seek inferior pleasures from public women.

Mohit: There is a general awareness
On the adverse consequences
In visiting their houses
Just for small pleasures.

A threat from AIDs, the demon,
Has cautioned men and women
From contracting the disease,
That has paralyzed many sufferers.

Yet, it is a few men's weakness
That sends them to their houses
To satisfy their immediate urges
But to suffer, later on, a terrible disease.
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92/06. தந்நலம் பாரிப்பார் தோயார் தகைசெருக்கிப்
புன்னலம் பரிப்பார் தோள்.

92/06. Thannalam paarippaar thoyaar thagaiserukkip
Punnalam parippaar tholl.

92/06. Those who protects their health
They will not fall for the beauty
And hug the shoulders of public women,
Who sell their bodies for money.
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Jitender: Those who are health conscious
Will not fall for their beauties.

Mohit: Men may fall victims
By frequently visiting them
In contracting dreadful diseases
Permanently damaging their lives.

Though they are aware
That they'll later suffer
But their physical urges
Keep them visiting their houses.

But health conscious men
Avoid such public women
In their own self interest
A good sign it is, in fact.
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