{"id":3016,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-18\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:05","slug":"aathichoodi-18","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 18 \u00b7 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not build a house larger than you need.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3016","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"18","verse_sort":18,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b87\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd","english_translation":"Do not build a house larger than you need.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc7.\n\n\u0b86\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf.\n\nA needlessly large house multiplies expense and worry. 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If one builds a big house for show, one's life is spent just maintaining it.\n\nA home's greatness is not in its size but in the love and hospitality that live in it. A great heart can live in a small house.","story_title_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b95 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \u201c\u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bc0 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8, \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.\u201d \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2, \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b8e\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7.","story_title_en":"Krishna at Vidura's Home","story_en":"From the Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva. Krishna came to Hastinapura as an envoy of peace to prevent the war. Duryodhana prepared a grand feast in his palace and invited him.\n\nKrishna declined: \"One may eat food offered with love, or eat out of hunger. You have shown no love, and I am not hungry.\" Leaving the palace full of hostility, he went to Vidura's simple home.\n\nThere he ate the food Vidura offered with love and stayed the night. The Lord of the worlds did not choose the great palace, but the simple house filled with love.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"What could you do today to fill your home with warmth rather than things?","image_prompt":"Krishna seated on a simple mat in a modest home eating from a banana leaf served by the aged Vidura with tears of joy, a grand ornate palace visible in the distance through the doorway, 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\/3016","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\/3016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3218,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3016\/revisions\/3218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3016"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3016"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3016"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3016"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}