Tirukkural Chapter 08 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 8 - அன்புடமை
CHAPTER 8 - KINDNESS
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08/01. அன்பிற்க்கும் உண்டோ அடைக்கும்தாழ்? ஆர்வலர்
புன்கணீர் பூசல் தரும்.

08/01. Anbirkkum undao adaikkumthaazh? Aarvalar
Punkaneer poosal tharum.

08/01. Is there a bolt to lock love not to be seen by others?
The tears of love will reveal the pain without one's awareness.
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Rajan: Can anyone suppress the love?

Ram: It's difficult to suppress love.
There's an inbuilt love
In every living soul
That is inseparable.

To all God gave this love
Because He himself is love,
He sits in everyone's heart,
That, as tears, sheds out.

Even inside animals, birds,
Insects and worms,
God's love is hiding,
To procreate their offspring.
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திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 8 - அன்புடமை
CHAPTER 8 - KINDNESS
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08/02. அன்பிலார் எல்லாம் தமக்குரியர்; அன்புடையார்
என்பும் உரியர் பிறர்க்கு.

08/02. anbilaar ellaam thamakkuriyar; anbudaiyaar
Enbum uriyar pirrarkku.

08/02. Those, having no love, save all things for themselves.
But those, having love, will give their bodies for use by others.
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Rajan: Some walk on material path.
Some others on spiritual path.

Ram: Yes, the material path takes
One to the material world of existence,
Which is nothing but business,
With no love for customers.

Whereas the spiritual path takes
One to the spiritual world of existence
Which is nothing but love for others
Their hearts bleed not blood, but tears.

The choice is in one's hands,
Love or no love for others,
Better choose love for its values,
That'll wipe out the tears of others.
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திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 8 - அன்புடமை
CHAPTER 8 - KINDNESS
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08/03. அன்போடு இயந்த வழக்கென்ப ஆருயிர்க்கு
என்போடு இயைந்த தொடர்பு.

08/03. Anbodu iyandha vazhakkenba aaruyirkku
Enboadu iyandha thodarbu.

08/03. This body from rare birth is meant
To love others, great men say like this.
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Rajan: The rarest one is to be born as a human being,
Which is meant to love all beings.

Ram: Yes, you are correct, my friend.
Man or woman in this world,
Are not created to hate others
But to love all God's creations.

Messengers of God preach this
But still wars after wars
Are fought spreading hatred
All over the world.

Hatred begets hatred,
And love begets love,
Why a few war mongers
Do not understand this?

Some kill innocent people,
And then kill themselves.
Millions are killed in wars.
What do they gain by this?
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