{"id":3007,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-9\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:04","slug":"aathichoodi-9","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 9 \u00b7 \u0b90\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Give alms first, then eat.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3007","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"9","verse_sort":9,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b90\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd","english_translation":"Give alms first, then eat.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b87\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8. \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bc2\u0b9c\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nA householder feeds the one at the door before eating. This is the heart of honouring the guest as divine.\n\nTransliteration: Aiyam ittu un","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Aiyam ittu un","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b90\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd|alms, food given to others\n\u0b87\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1|having given\n\u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd|then eat","meaning_ta":"\u0b87\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Give alms first, then eat.","explanation_ta":"\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2. \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"First give food to others, then eat yourself. Feeding the guest and the hungry first is a foundation of Tamil tradition.\n\nTo eat first and give away the leftovers is not charity. The food we eat after seeing a hungry person filled is nectar.","story_title_ta":"\u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb8\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1, \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b93\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd; \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd; \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Rantideva's Hospitality","story_en":"From the Srimad Bhagavatam, Ninth Canto. King Rantideva gave away all he had and lived in poverty with his family. Once, forty-eight days passed without food or water.\n\nOn the morning of the forty-ninth day, a little food and water came to them. Before he could eat, a brahmin guest arrived, and he gave him a share. Then came a hungry man, and then a man with his dogs, and he gave to them all. At last he gave even the remaining water to a man faint with thirst.\n\nThen all those visitors revealed their true forms as the gods of the Trimurti. Rantideva, who fed others first even in hunger, asked only for devotion, and that is what he received.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bcb \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Whom could you feed or help first this week?","image_prompt":"The gaunt King Rantideva handing his last bowl of water to a thirsty outcaste with dogs, while luminous figures of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva begin to appear behind the visitors in a humble courtyard, Tanjore-painting inspired style with palm-leaf manuscript texture, ivory, ochre, copper and deep teal palette, no text or letters in the image."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/verse"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3209,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3007\/revisions\/3209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3007"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3007"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3007"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3007"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}