Destiny
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pariyiṉu mākāvām pālalla vuyttuc / coriyiṉum pōkā tama
“Things not your own will yield no good, howe'er you guard with pain; / Your own, howe'er you scatter them abroad, will yours remain.”
“What Destiny denieth thou canst not keep even with the utmost care: and even if thou scatter abroad, the things that are thine will not go away from thee.”
What is not allotted to one will not remain despite careful guarding; what is one's own by allotment will not leave even if carried out and scattered.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பால் அல்ல பரியினும் ஆகாவாம்= தமக்கு ஊழ் அல்லாத பொருள்கள் வருந்திக் காப்பினும் தம்மிடத்து நில்லாவாம்; தம உய்த்துச் சொரியினும் போகா= ஊழால் தமவாய பொருள்கள் புறத்தே கொண்டுபோய்ச் சொரிந்தாலும், தம்மை விட்டுப் போகா.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
What is not allotted to a person by destiny will not remain despite anxious guarding; what is truly allotted to them will never depart, even if carelessly cast away.