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Thirukkural 5

Chapter 1: கடவுள் வாழ்த்து (The Praise of God) · Virtue

Kural 5

இருள்சேர் இருவினையும் சேரா இறைவன்
பொருள்சேர் புகழ்புரிந்தார் மாட்டு.

Irulser Iruvinaiyum Seraa Iraivan
Porulser Pukazhpurindhaar Maattu

The men, who on the 'King's' true praised delight to dwell, Affects not them the fruit of deeds done ill or well

Meaning

The two-fold deeds that spring from darkness shall not adhere to those who delight in the true praise of God.

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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