Purity of Action
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tuṇainala mākkan tarūum viṉainalam / vēṇṭiya vellān tarum.
“The good external help confers is worldly gain; / By action good men every needed gift obtain.”
“Alliances bring success unto a man: but purity of action fulfilleth his every desire.”
Good support yields material gain; goodness in action yields every worthy benefit.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
துணை நலம் ஆக்கம் தரூஉம்= ஒருவனுக்குத் துணையது நன்மை செல்வம் ஒன்றனையும் கொடுக்கும்; வினைநலம் வேண்டிய எல்லாம்தரும்= அவ்வளவன்றி வினையது நன்மை அவன் வேண்டியன யாவற்றையும் கொடுக்கும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Good companionship brings worldly prosperity; but purity and excellence in action will grant everything that one earnestly desires.