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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
The Importance of Rain |
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Verse 11
It is the unfailing fall of rain that sustains the world.
Therefore, look upon rain as the nectar of life.
Verse 12
Rain produces man's wholesome food;
And rain itself forms part of his food besides.
Verse 13
Though oceanic waters surround it, the world will be deluged
By hunger's hardships if the billowing clouds betray us.
Verse 14
When clouds withhold their watery wealth,
Farmers cease to pull their ploughs.
Verse 15
It is rain that ruins, and it is rain again
That raises up those it has ruined.
Verse 16
Unless raindrops fall from the sky,
Not a blade of green grass will rise from the earth.
Verse 17
The very nature of oceans, though vast, would diminish,
If clouds ceased to take up water and give back rain's gifts.
Verse 18
Should the heavens dry up, worship here of the heavenly ones
In festivals and daily rites would wither.
Verse 19
Unless the heavens grant their gifts, neither the giver's generosity
Nor the ascetic's aloofness will grace this wide world.
Verse 20
No life on earth can exist without water,
And the ceaseless flow of that water cannot exist without rain.
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