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இல்வாழ்க்கை
Kurals 41–50 of the Thirukkural, in the book of Virtue (அறத்துப்பால்).
இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் இயல்புடைய மூவர்க்கும்
நல்லாற்றின் நின்ற துணை.
The men of household virtue, firm in way of good, sustain
The other orders three that rule professed maintain.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A good householder is the steady support of everyone around them who is trying to do right.
Open in the appதுறந்தார்க்கும் துவ்வாதவர்க்கும் இறந்தார்க்கும்
இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் துணை.
To anchorites, to indigent, to those who've passed away,
The man for household virtue famed is needful held and stay.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A good householder looks after the abandoned, the poor and those who have no one left.
Open in the appதென்புலத்தார் தெய்வம் விருந்தொக்கல் தானென்றாங்கு
ஐம்புலத்தாறு ஓம்பல் தலை.
The manes, God, guests kindred, self, in due degree,
These five to cherish well is chiefest charity.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A householder's main job is to honour five: ancestors, God, guests, relatives and themselves.
Open in the appபழியஞ்சிப் பாத்தூண் உடைத்தாயின் வாழ்க்கை
வழியெஞ்சல் எஞ்ஞான்றும் இல்.
Who shares his meal with other, while all guilt he shuns,
His virtuous line unbroken though the ages runs.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Earn honestly and share your food, and your family line will never fail.
Open in the appஅன்பும் அறனும் உடைத்தாயின் இல்வாழ்க்கை
பண்பும் பயனும் அது.
If love and virtue in the household reign,
This is of life the perfect grace and gain.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A family life full of love and goodness is both its own duty and its own reward.
Open in the appஅறத்தாற்றின் இல்வாழ்க்கை ஆற்றின் புறத்தாற்றில்
போஒய்ப் பெறுவ தெவன்?
If man in active household life a virtuous soul retain,
What fruit from other modes of virtue can he gain?
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: If you live a good family life, what more would you gain by renouncing the world?
Open in the appஇயல்பினான் இல்வாழ்க்கை வாழ்பவன் என்பான்
முயல்வாருள் எல்லாம் தலை.
In nature's way who spends his calm domestic days,
'Mid all that strive for virtue's crown hath foremost place.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Of everyone striving for a meaningful life, the one who lives family life well comes first.
Open in the appஆற்றின் ஒழுக்கி அறனிழுக்கா இல்வாழ்க்கை
நோற்பாரின் நோன்மை உடைத்து.
Others it sets upon their way, itself from virtue ne'er declines;
Than stern ascetics' pains such life domestic brighter shines.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A householder who stays good and helps others on their path achieves more than someone doing harsh penance.
Open in the appஅறன் எனப் பட்டதே இல்வாழ்க்கை அஃதும்
பிறன்பழிப்ப தில்லாயின் நன்று.
The life domestic rightly bears true virtue's name;
That other too, if blameless found, due praise may claim.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Family life is goodness itself; a life of renunciation is good too, as long as it is beyond reproach.
Open in the appவையத்துள் வாழ்வாங்கு வாழ்பவன் வான்உறையும்
தெய்வத்துள் வைக்கப் படும்.
Who shares domestic life, by household virtues graced,
Shall, mid the Gods, in heaven who dwell, be placed.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Someone who lives family life the way it should be lived is honoured like a god.
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