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Good Morning Aspirants …
Today we are going to see the chapter “The power of righteousness” from Araththuppaal (Righteousness)
Aram (Righteousness)
4.The power of righteousness
Couplet 31
It yields distinction, yields prosperity; what gain
Greater than virtue can a living man obtain.
Explanation
Righteousness yields good reputation and wealth;
is there anything more precious?
Couplet 32
No greater gain than virtue aught can cause;
No greater loss than life oblivious of her laws.
Explanation
Rectitude is the most precious possession;
there is nothing more pernicious than straying from it.
Couplet 33
To finish virtue’s work with ceaseless effort strive,
What way thou may’st, where’er thou see’st the work may thrive.
Explanation
Keep doing the morally right things, in every possible manner,
wherever you go.
Couplet 34
Spotless be thou in mind! This only merits virtue’s name;
All else, mere pomp of idle sound, no real worth can claim.
Explanation
True moral integrity lies in being flawless in your thoughts;
everything else is loud and blatant posturing.
Couplet 35
‘Tis virtue when, his footsteps sliding not through envy, wrath,
Lust, evil speech-these four, man onwards moves in ordered path.
Explanation
Righteousness is all about removing the four flaws –
envy, desire, anger and harmful words.
Couplet 36
Do deeds of virtue now Say not, ‘To-morrow we’ll be wise’;
Thus, when thou diest, shalt thou find a help that never dies.
Explanation
Do the righteous deeds now without waiting for senility to set in;
they will remain your permanent companions then.
Couplet 37
Needs not in words to dwell on virtue’s fruits: compare
The man in litter borne with them that toiling bear.
Explanation
One man lifting another on a palanquin,
can’t be justified as the fruit of any prior moral deeds.
Couplet 38
If no day passing idly, good to do each day you toil,
A stone it will be to block the way of future days of moil.
Explanation
Never let a day pass without a good deed;
it makes this life fulfilling and the next unnecessary.
Couplet 39
What from virtue floweth, yieldeth dear delight;
All else extern, is void of glory’s light.
Explanation
True joy blossoms only due to righteous deeds;
all else cause unhappiness and disrepute.
Couplet 40
‘Virtue’ sums the things that should be done;
‘Vice’ sums the things that man should shun.
Explanation
A righteous deed deserves to be done; an evil deed ought to be avoided to
protect oneself from infamy.
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