The Way of Acquiring Wealth
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aruḷeṉṉu maṉpīṉ kuḻavi poruḷeṉṉuñ / celvac ceviliyā luṇṭu.
“'Tis love that kindliness as offspring bears: / And wealth as bounteous nurse the infant rears.”
“Compassion which is the child of Love requireth for tending it the kindly nurse called Wealth.”
Compassion is the child born of love; wealth is the resource-endowed nurse through whom that child is sustained and grows.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அன்பு ஈன் அருள் என்னும் குழவி= அன்பினால் ஈனப்பட்ட அருள் என்னும் குழவி; பொருள் என்னும் செல்வச் செவிலியால் உண்டு= பொருள் என்று உயர்த்துச் சொல்லப்படும் செல்வத்தையுடைய செவிலியான் வளரும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
The noble child called compassion, born of love, flourishes and blesses the world only when nurtured by the protective foster mother called wealth.
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