{"id":3031,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/aathichoodi-33\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:05","slug":"aathichoodi-33","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/aathichoodi-33\/","title":{"rendered":"Aathichoodi 33 \u00b7 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To protect life is the true vow.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[45],"class_list":["post-3031","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-aathichoodi"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"33","verse_sort":33,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd","english_translation":"To protect life is the true vow.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nA vow is not fasting alone. Protecting living beings and keeping one's discipline is the finest vow.\n\nTransliteration: Kaappathu viratham","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Kaappathu viratham","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1|protecting (life, the one who seeks refuge)\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd|is the true vow","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"To protect life is the true vow.","explanation_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbf.","explanation_en":"To protect life is the true vow. Giving up food and keeping fasts are vows too, but protecting those in distress is the highest vow of all.\n\nTo protect whoever comes seeking refuge, whoever they may be, and never abandon them, is the way of the great.","story_title_ta":"\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bc0\u0bb7\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd, \u201c\u0b87\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf; \u0b92\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \u201c\u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u2018\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd\u2019 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1, \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0baa\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd.\u201d\n\n\u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u201c\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Rama's Vow of Refuge","story_en":"From the Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda. Ravana's brother Vibhishana opposed his brother's injustice and crossed the sea to seek refuge with Rama. Sugriva and many others warned, \"He is the enemy's brother; he may be a spy.\"\n\nAfter hearing everyone's view, Rama said: \"To anyone who comes to me even once and surrenders, saying 'I am yours', I grant protection from all beings. This is my vow.\"\n\nHe added, \"Even if Ravana himself came seeking refuge, I would accept him.\" Those words of Rama, who made the granting of refuge his vow, are still honoured as the highest promise of surrender.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"How could you be a safe refuge for someone who turns to you?","image_prompt":"Rama standing on the seashore with a raised palm of protection as Vibhishana and four companions descend from the sky with folded hands, monkey warriors watching warily, 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\/3031","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\/3031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3233,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3031\/revisions\/3233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3031"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3031"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3031"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3031"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}