{"id":3137,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-29\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-29","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 29 \u00b7 \u0b9a\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bc1"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you seek prosperity, seek the plough.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3137","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"29","verse_sort":29,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b9a\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bc1","english_translation":"If you seek prosperity, seek the plough.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bc1.\n\n\u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8.\n\nAgriculture is the base of all wealth.\n\nTransliteration: Seeraith thaetin aeraith thaetu","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Seeraith thaetin aeraith thaetu","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b9a\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd|if you seek prosperity\n\u0b8f\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bc1|seek the plough","meaning_ta":"\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"If you seek prosperity, seek the plough.","explanation_ta":"\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b8f\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8. \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u201c\u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b93\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"If you seek prosperity, says Avvaiyar, seek the plough: honour farming. Food is the foundation of all wealth. Without farming, even palaces would go hungry.\n\nThiruvalluvar too praises it: only those who live by the plough truly live (Kural 1033). Even today, every grain on our plate is a farmer's labour.","story_title_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b8f\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd.\n\n\u201c\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1; \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf, \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u201c\u0b95\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u201d.\n\n\u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u201c\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"King Prithu and the Earth","story_en":"From the Srimad Bhagavatam. In ancient times, the earth hid all her produce within herself, and people wasted with hunger. King Prithu took up his bow and pursued the earth, who fled in the form of a cow, until at last she stopped and spoke to him.\n\n'Do not kill me,' she said. 'Level the land and give me a calf, and I will give milk and feed everyone.' Prithu levelled the land, founded villages and towns and began farming. He 'milked' grains from the earth.\n\nThe Bhagavatam says that the earth came to be called Prithvi after him. The wealth of the world began at the tip of the plough.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"When you eat today, could you think for a moment of the farmer who grew your food?","image_prompt":"King Prithu with a great bow lowered, facing the earth goddess in the form of a radiant cow, fields being levelled and ploughed in the background, villagers sowing seeds, 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\/3137","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\/3137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3339,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3137\/revisions\/3339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3137"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3137"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3137"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3137"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}