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Daybreak is a sacred hour, when the mind is clear and the world is calm.\n\nFor one who rises early and begins with worship and duty, the whole day turns out well. This is the brahma muhurta our ancestors honoured.","story_title_ta":"\u201c\u0b95\u0bcc\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0b9c\u0bbe \u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u201d","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bb0\u0baf\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd: \u201c\u0b95\u0bcc\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0b9c\u0bbe \u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe, \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe \u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe \u0baa\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc7. \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bb2, \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd\u201d (\u0b95\u0bcc\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe, \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bc7, \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1; \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd).\n\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf, \u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0b9a \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95, \u0b95\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"'Kausalya Supraja Rama'","story_en":"From the Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Travelling with Vishvamitra, Rama and Lakshmana spent the night on a bed of grass on the bank of the Sarayu.\n\nBefore daybreak, in the hour of dawn, Vishvamitra woke them lovingly: \"Kausalya supraja Rama, purva sandhya pravartate. Uttishtha narashardula, kartavyam daivam ahnikam\" (Rama, noble son of Kausalya, dawn is breaking in the east; rise, tiger among men; the daily sacred duties must be done).\n\nThe two princes rose at once, bathed, performed their dawn worship and continued the journey. That very first line still opens the Venkatesha Suprabhatam, sounding at dawn in millions of homes today.","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"If you rose twenty minutes earlier tomorrow, how would you use that time?","image_prompt":"The sage Vishvamitra gently waking the young princes Rama and Lakshmana from a bed of grass on the misty bank of the Sarayu river as the first rose-gold light of dawn spreads across the eastern sky, 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\/3105","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\/3105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3307,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3105\/revisions\/3307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3105"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3105"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3105"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3105"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}