Manly Exertion
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muyaṟci tiruviṉai yākku muyaṟṟiṉmai / yiṉmai pukutti viṭum.
“Effort brings fortune's sure increase, / Its absence brings to nothingness.”
“Industry is the mother of Prosperity: but Indolence only bringeth forth Misery.”
Effort develops prosperity-producing work; lack of effort lets want enter. This does not make poverty proof of personal failure: opportunity, health, injustice, and disaster also shape outcomes.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
முயற்சி திருவினை ஆக்கும்= அரசர்மாட்டு உளதாய முயற்சி அவரது செல்வத்தினை வளர்க்கும்; முயற்று இன்மை இன்மை புகுத்திவிடும்= அஃது இல்லாமை வறுமையை அடைவித்துவிடும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Diligent exertion creates abundant prosperity and fortune; whereas lack of effort opens the door and ushers in destitute poverty.