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We may correct someone who errs, but harsh words do not correct; they wound.\n\nA patient, gentle response touches the heart more deeply than harsh words. 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To learn which of the Trimurti was the greatest, the sages sent the sage Bhrigu. Bhrigu first tested Brahma and then Shiva, and both grew angry.\n\nAt last Bhrigu went to Vaikuntha and kicked Vishnu on the chest as he reclined with Lakshmi. Vishnu did not grow angry. He rose, bowed and said, \"Welcome, sage! I did not know you had come. Did your tender foot hurt from striking my hard chest?\" and he gently pressed the sage's foot.\n\nThough he had every right to rebuke him, the Lord chose gentleness. Moved to tears by that patience, Bhrigu declared to the sages, \"He is the greatest of all.\"","reflection_ta":"\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Next time someone hurts you, what could you say instead of a harsh word?","image_prompt":"Lord Vishnu rising from his serpent couch in Vaikuntha to tenderly hold the foot of the sage Bhrigu, Lakshmi watching in surprise, ocean of milk shimmering around them, 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\/3030","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\/3030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3232,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3030\/revisions\/3232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3030"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3030"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3030"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3030"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}