Thirukkural · பொருட்பால் · வினைத் தூய்மை

Thirukkural 657

Chapter 66: வினைத் தூய்மை (Purity in Action) · Wealth

Kural 657

பழிமலைந்து எய்திய ஆக்கத்தின் சான்றோர்
கழிநல் குரவே தலை.

Pazhimalaindhu Eydhiya Aakkaththin Saandror
Kazhinal Kurave Thalai

Than store of wealth guilt-laden souls obtain, The sorest poverty of perfect soul is richer gain

Meaning

Far more excellent is the extreme poverty of the wise than wealth obtained by heaping up of sinful.

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).

Other kurals in வினைத் தூய்மை

How Thirukkural is asked in TNPSC exams

Find your weak TNPSC units before the exam does

Take a free TNPSC assessment on PrepMatic. It shows where you stand across General Tamil, General Studies and Aptitude, then builds a day-by-day study plan and mock tests focused on your weak subjects.

Start free assessment →Free forever plan · No credit card · 2-minute setup