Decision of Character
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kalaṅkātu kaṇṭa viṉaikkaṭ ṭuḷaṅkātu / tūkkaṅ kaṭintu ceyal.
“What clearly eye discerns as right, with steadfast will, / And mind unslumbering, that should man fulfil.”
“When thou hast resolved upon a thing with all thy wits about thee, waver not but pursue thy purpose with vigour.”
Once a clear mind has discerned the action, carry it out without wavering and cut away postponement.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
கலங்காது கண்ட வினைக்கண்= மனந்தெளிந்து செய்வதாகத் துணிந்த வினையின்கண்; துளங்காது தூக்கம் கடிந்து செயல்= பின் அசைதலின்றி நீட்டித்தலை ஒழிந்து செய்க.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
In an undertaking resolved upon with clear discernment, act without hesitation or fear, strictly banishing all procrastination and delay.