Renown
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uraippā ruraippavai yellā mirappārkkoṉ / ṟīvārmē ṉiṟkum pukaḻ
“The speech of all that speak agrees to crown / The men that give to those that ask, with fair renown.”
“The one theme in the mouth of all that praise is the glory of those that give unto the poor.”
All praises spoken by the world endure permanently only when attached to the names of those who give freely to the needy.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
உரைப்பார் உரைப்பவை எல்லாம்= உலகத்து ஒன்று உரைப்பார் உரைப்பன எல்லாம்; இரப்பார்க்கு ஒன்று ஈவார் மேல் நிற்கும் புகழ்= வறுமையான் இரப்பார்க்கு அவர் வேண்டியது ஒன்றை ஈவார்கண் நிற்கும் புகழாம்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
All praises spoken by the world endure permanently only when attached to the names of those who give freely to the needy.