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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Verse 231
Give to the poor, and life will be richly graced.
There is no greater profit for a man than this.
Verse 232
All who speak will proclaim abiding praise
For those who give alms to the poor.
Verse 233
Except for exalted glory which endures forever,
Everything on earth perishes.
Verse 234
So great is glory gained by men in this world
That celestials cease praising ascended sages.
Verse 235
The loss that is gain and the death that is life of immortal glory
Are attained only by the wise.
Verse 236
If you are born, be born for glory,
For those born without it would be better off without birth.
Verse 237
Why do those whose life is devoid of renown
Blame despising rivals, when they have themselves to blame?
Verse 238
Just as it is disgraceful to bear no children,
All men on earth deem it disgraceful to not beget fame.
Verse 239
When forced to bear the body of a man without eminence,
Even faultless, fruitful lands will lessen their yields.
Verse 240
Those who live without blame truly live.
Those who live without glory live not.
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