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Thirukkural 268

Kural 268

தன்னுயிர் தான்அறப் பெற்றானை ஏனைய
மன்னுயி ரெல்லாந் தொழும்.

Thannuyir Thaanarap Petraanai Enaiya
Mannuyi Rellaan Thozhum

Who gains himself in utter self-control, Him worships every other living soul

Meaning

All other creatures will worship him who has attained the control of his own soul.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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