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Chudala, queen of King Shikhidhvaja of Malava, attained wisdom through inquiry into the Self, and a new peace shone in her face. But the king paid no heed to her words.\n\nSeeking peace, the king gave up his kingdom and went to the forest. Chudala did not abandon him. By her yogic power she took the form of a young sage named Kumbha, went to him and patiently guided him to wisdom.\n\nWhen the king had realised the truth, she revealed her true form. The two returned to the palace and ruled with wisdom. A partner who cares eagerly for the other's good is not fire in the lap but a lamp that shows the way.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9?","reflection_en":"What is one way to show care this week for your partner or someone close to you?","image_prompt":"Queen Chudala in the guise of a young radiant sage teaching her husband King Shikhidhvaja, who sits as a hermit in a forest clearing, a faint image of the queen's true form glowing behind the sage, 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\/3149","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\/3149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3351,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3149\/revisions\/3351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3149"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3149"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3149"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3149"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}