Compassion
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alla laruḷāḷvārk killai vaḷivaḻaṅku / mallaṉmā ñālaṅ kari
“The teeming earth's vast realm, round which the wild winds blow, / Is witness, men of 'grace' no woeful want shall know.”
“Affliction is not for the merciful: the teeming air-encircled earth is a witness thereto.”
Misery never touches those who govern their lives by compassion; the vast, fertile earth through which the winds blow stands as proof.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அருள் ஆள்வார்க்கு அல்லல் இல்லை= அருள் உடையோர்க்கு இம்மையினும் ஒரு துனபம் உண்டாகாது; வளிவழங்கும் மல்லல் மா ஞாலம் கரி= அதற்குக் காற்று இயங்குகின்ற வளப்பத்தை உடைய பெரிய ஞாலத்து வாழ்வார் சான்று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Misery never touches those who govern their lives by compassion; the vast, fertile earth through which the winds blow stands as proof.