Monday, September 21, 2009

Thirukkural Couplet 23

இருமை வகைடேரிண்டு இண்டுஅரம் புன்டார்
பெருமை பிறங்கிற்று உலகு


Those who having experienced the paths of both householder and neethar,
Thereafter preach and practise virtue, will be held in high esteem.


The Kural emphasises the superiority of the life of renunciation as a path to fame when compared to all others since neethar has the expereince of the best of both the worlds and is in a better position to project virtue in percept and example.

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