Poverty (By St. Thiruvalluvar) Poem by Rajendran Muthiah

Poverty (By St. Thiruvalluvar)

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1041.“Which of the things is more painful than poverty? ”,
If you ask, it is nothing but poverty.
1042.Poverty, the worst sinner spoils the pleasure
Of life in this world and the life after.
1043.The boundless desire called penury decays
One’s nobility of the descent and fame together.
1044.Dearth even in the high-born causes the fatigue
That makes them utter vile words bringing disgrace.
1045.All the hell-bent ills go with the beggary called poverty
And grow up together.
1046.Even if the clear wisdom of great works, conveys the poor,
It falls on deaf ears.
1047.Even a mother views her son estranged
If he is stricken with the indigence due to not virtue.
1048.Will the want that caused me killing grief yesterday
Come again today to hurt me?
1049.One can sleep in the flame of fire. But
One in the grip of poverty can’t sleep at all.
1050.If the destitutes do not renounce their lives
The salt and tamarinds of their neighbours will dwindle.

Thursday, October 8, 2015
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POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Salt and tamarinds(vinegar) are essential to cook food.A poor farmer may have rice and other vegetables from agriculture.But he will not have some pennies to buy salt and vinegar.(Couplet 1050)
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Abdulrazak Aralimatti 08 October 2015

One can sleep in the flame of fire. But One in the grip of poverty can’t sleep at all. Loved reading and commenting.

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Rajendran Muthiah

Rajendran Muthiah

Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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