{"id":3145,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-37\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-37","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 37 \u00b7 \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No mantra is greater than a father&#8217;s word.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3145","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"37","verse_sort":37,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8","english_translation":"No mantra is greater than a father's word.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.\n\n\u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\nThe Ramayana tells how Rama gave up a kingdom to honour his father's word.\n\nTransliteration: Thanthai sol mikka manthiram illai","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Thanthai sol mikka manthiram illai","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd|a father's word\n\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95|greater\n\u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd|mantra\n\u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8|there is none","meaning_ta":"\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.","meaning_en":"No mantra is greater than a father's word.","explanation_ta":"\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8, \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"There is no mantra greater than a father's word, says Avvaiyar. A father who wishes us well gives counsel distilled from experience. Listening to it with humility is a mantra that protects us.\n\nThis is not blind obedience; it is the respect due to a word full of love and dharma.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8, \u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bc1, \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \u201c\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0ba8\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd; \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2.\u201d\n\n\u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Rama Goes to the Forest for His Father's Word","story_en":"From the Valmiki Ramayana. On the morning set for Rama's coronation, Kaikeyi called him and told him of the two boons Dasharatha had granted her: the kingdom for Bharata and fourteen years of exile in the forest for Rama.\n\nDasharatha, overcome with grief, could not even speak. Without the slightest change in his face, Rama said, 'For my father's word I would enter fire, drink poison or drown in the sea. Going to the forest is nothing to me.'\n\nThat very day he put off his royal robes, dressed in bark and set out for the forest. His father's word was his mantra.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8, \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"What advice from your father, or a father figure, still guides you today?","image_prompt":"Prince Rama calmly removing his royal ornaments in a palace chamber and accepting bark garments, the grieving King Dasharatha collapsed on a couch, Kaikeyi standing stern nearby, 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\/3145","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\/3145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3347,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3145\/revisions\/3347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}