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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Being Led by Women |
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Verse 901
Those who dote upon their wives will not achieve great success,
And those of great ambition avoid that very thing.
Verse 902
The riches of a man who rashly follows a woman's ways
Will buy him only shameful shame.
Verse 903
An abnormal submissiveness to his spouse
Will earn a man endless disgrace among decent men.
Verse 904
Though he has mastered the doing of deeds,
The henpecked husband merits little in this life or the next.
Verse 905
A man's fears of his own wife will make him
Constantly fearful of offering good to good folks.
Verse 906
Though providence has filled his life,
A man who fears his graceful spouse is empty of simple dignity.
Verse 907
A woman's shy ways show great dignity,
Unlike a man who lives to work a woman's bidding.
Verse 908
Those who live obeying their wife's wishes
Can neither satisfy the needs of friends nor benefit others.
Verse 909
Neither virtuous deeds nor vast wealth nor other accomplishments
Will be found with men who carry out their wife's commands.
Verse 910
Prosperous men whose thoughts dwell in the mind
Never indulge in the folly of doting on their wives.
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