{"id":3159,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-51\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-51","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-51\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 51 \u00b7 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live in a village with good water.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3159","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"51","verse_sort":51,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1","english_translation":"Live in a village with good water.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8.\n\nWater sustains life; it comes first in choosing a home.\n\nTransliteration: Neerakam porunthiya oorakaththu iru","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Neerakam porunthiya oorakaththu iru","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf|blessed with good water\n\u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1|in such a village\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1|make your home","meaning_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd.","meaning_en":"Live in a village with good water.","explanation_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\n\u201c\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc1\u201d (20) \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc8.","explanation_en":"Make your home, says Avvaiyar, in a village with good water. Without water there is no farming; without farming, no food; without food, no life. So in choosing where to live, water is the first measure.\n\nThiruvalluvar says the same: the world cannot exist without water (Kural 20). Today, saving and protecting water is our duty.","story_title_ta":"\u0b85\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b95\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0baf\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b93\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b93\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9.\n\n\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Agastya and the Kaveri","story_en":"From the tradition of the Kaveri Mahatmya. When the southern land was parched, the sage Agastya came south carrying the Kaveri contained in his water pot. When he sat in meditation on the hills of Kodagu, the pot was set beside him.\n\nKnowing that the south needed water, Ganesha came in the form of a crow and tipped the pot over. The Kaveri poured out and began to flow, and wherever she went, fields and villages flourished.\n\nEven today the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu lies along the Kaveri. The Kaveri delta itself shows that life in a well-watered village is prosperity.","reflection_ta":"\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9?","reflection_en":"What is one way to save water at home this week?","image_prompt":"A black crow tipping over the sage Agastya's water pot on a misty green hilltop in Kodagu, a river gushing forth and flowing down into lush paddy fields, the sage in meditation beside it, 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\/3159","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\/3159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3361,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3159\/revisions\/3361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3159"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3159"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3159"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3159"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}