Tirukkural Chapter 38 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 38 - ஊழ்
CHAPTER 38 - FATE.
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38/04. இருவேறு உலகத்து இயற்கை; திருவேறு
தெள்ளியர் ஆதலும் வேறு.

38/04. Iruverru ulagaththu iyarkkai; thiruverru
Thelliyar aadhalum verru.

38/04. The nature of fate is of two kinds, one is how to be rich
And second is how to be wise.
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Kamal: Why fate makes one rich and another wise?

Vimal: The theory cause and effect
Gives some reason for it.
If there is one pot
Someone made it.

Who created this Universe?
Someone had done this.
Who's that someone?
It's not well known.

So, let us call Him God,
The unknown Godhead,
So, it's one of the natural laws
That a creator only creates.

If one is a rich man
In his present birth
He did good deeds
In his previous birth

If one is a poor man
In his present birth
He did bad deeds
In his previous birth.
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38/05. நல்லவை எல்லாஅம் தீயவாம்; தீயவும்
நல்லவாம் செல்வம் செயற்கு.

38/05. Nallavai ellaam theeyavaam; theeyavum
Nallavaam selvam seyarrkku.

38/05. To create wealth on the strength of fate, earlier good things can become bad
Or earlier bad things can become good.
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Kamal: Fate can do and undo things
In spite one has enough wealth.

Vimal: Most of the people in the world
Believe in fate that indirectly ruled
One person to be good or bad
According to his previous deeds.

It gives mental relief to that person
By shifting his blame on someone
The so called individual fate,
Which happens to be a scapegoat.

Otherwise he develops
His guilty conscience
Lifelong for his mistakes,
That now his fate carries.
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38/06. பரியினும் ஆகாவாம் பாலல்ல; உய்த்துச்
சொரியினும் போகா தம.

38/06. Pariyinum aagaavaam paalalla; uyiththuch
Choriyinum pogaa dhama.

38/06. Whatever things one strictly guards, it will not remain with him, if fate decides otherwise.
Whatever things you throw out, it will come back, if the fate decides so.
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Kamal: Can fate by partial, good for one and bad for the other?

Vimal: What's in store for one,
That will only happen,
Thus the fate declares,
Despite his own views.

Fate is not partial,
But it's quite normal,
And it's a clear record
Of one's past deeds.

It says if you do good
The result will be good
In case you do bad
The result will be bad.

It reflects like a mirror
What your actions are
In every birth of yours
Good or bad, it has no choice.
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