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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 211: Tiruvalluvar on Kindness and Rain

March 8, 2022

A verse on generosity and giving without expectation.

211
Kindness seeks no return—what does the earth
Return to the rain

கைம்மாறு வேண்டா கடப்பாடு மாரிமாட்
டென்னாற்றுங் கொல்லோ உலகு

From chapter 22, “Knowing What Is Fitting.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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