Dread of Evil Deeds
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aruṅkēṭaṉ eṉpatu aṟika maruṅkōṭit / tīviṉai seyyāṉ eṉiṉ
“The man, to devious way of sin that never turned aside, / From ruin rests secure, whatever ills betide.”
“Know that man to be secure from ills who leaveth not the straight path in order to commit wrong.”
Know that a person who never swerves into crooked paths to commit evil deeds will stand secure against moral ruin.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
மருங்கு ஓடித் தீவினை செய்யான் எனின் = ஒருவன் செந்நெறிக்கண் செல்லாது, கொடுநெறிக்கண் சென்று பிறர்மாட்டுத் தீவினைகளைச் செய்யானாயின்; அருங்கேடன் என்பது அறிக = அவன் அரிதாகிய கேட்டையுடையன் என்பது அறிக.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Know that a person who never swerves into crooked paths to commit evil deeds will stand secure against moral ruin.