{"id":3110,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:09","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-2","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 2 \u00b7 \u0b86\u0bb2\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worshipping at the temple is very good.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3110","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"2","verse_sort":2,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b86\u0bb2\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1","english_translation":"Worshipping at the temple is very good.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\nTemple worship purifies the mind and brings the community together.\n\nTransliteration: Aalayam thozhuvathu saalavum nanru","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Aalayam thozhuvathu saalavum nanru","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b86\u0bb2\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd|temple\n\u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1|worshipping at\n\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd|very much\n\u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1|good","meaning_ta":"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"Worshipping at the temple is very good.","explanation_ta":"\u0b86\u0bb2\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbf, \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baa\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9.\n\n\u201c\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9. \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0 \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Going to the temple to worship is very good. The temple is a place where the mind steps away from daily worries and grows calm. The gathering of devotees, the sound of bells and the glow of the lamps turn the mind towards God.\n\nThe words 'very good' show Avvaiyar's emphasis. God is everywhere, but the temple is a place that helps us feel that truth.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b86\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbf. \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9c\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bc1. \u201c\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u201c\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bc0 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0ba8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9c\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb2\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Nandanar's Longing for Chidambaram","story_en":"From the Periya Puranam. Nandanar of Adhanur was a farm labourer born into a low caste. His lifelong dream was to see Nataraja at Chidambaram. Because he said every day, 'I will go tomorrow,' he came to be called Thirunalaippovar, 'the one who will go tomorrow'.\n\nAt last he went to Chidambaram. At the Lord's command a fire was raised; Nandanar entered it and rose as a pure sage, walked into the temple and merged with Nataraja.\n\nA humble man's longing for the temple brought him to God himself.","reflection_ta":"\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1? \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"When did you last go to a temple? Could you make one quiet visit this week?","image_prompt":"A humble farm labourer Nandanar with folded hands gazing toward the golden roof of the Chidambaram temple at dawn, temple gopuram rising in the distance, a soft divine glow around him, 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\/3110","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\/3110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3312,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3110\/revisions\/3312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3110"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3110"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3110"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3110"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}