Kural #27

The Greatness of Ascetics

VirtueChapter 3

Kural 27 of 1,330 · Chapter 3 of 1152%

சுவைஒளி ஊறுஓசை நாற்றமென ஐந்தின்

வகைதெரிவான் கட்டே உலகு

Translation (English)

The world is within the grasp of one who knows the nature of taste, sight, touch, sound, and smell.

Meaning for Kids

The world belongs to those who truly understand the five senses: taste, sight, touch, sound, and smell.

நீத்தார் பெருமை

Greatness of Renunciants · Kurals 21-30

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