{"id":3854,"date":"2026-11-01T16:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-57\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:27:09","slug":"kandar-alankaram-57","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-57\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 57 \u00b7 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baf\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day say, &#8216;Come, O six-faced one, guardian of young Valli of the millet fields where cow-elephants and tuskers play!&#8217; and eat after giving two handfuls of rice to others. When we, bound by our twofold karma, die, this illusory body will not be seen even as a handful of ash.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3854","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"57","verse_sort":57,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baf\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb2 \u0b9a\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0baf\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd\n\u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7.","english_translation":"Every day say, 'Come, O six-faced one, guardian of young Valli of the millet fields where cow-elephants and tuskers play!' and eat after giving two handfuls of rice to others. When we, bound by our twofold karma, die, this illusory body will not be seen even as a handful of ash.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7, \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7, \u0bb5\u0bbe! \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf, \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.\n\n\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.\n\nDaily remembrance of the Lord and sharing food.\n\nTransliteration: Porupiti yungkali rum vilaiyaatum punassirumaan \/ Tharupiti kaavala sanmuka vaavenas saarri niththam \/ Irupiti soarukon tittun tiruvinai yoamiranthaal \/ Orupiti saamparung kaanaathu maayavutampithuvae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Porupiti yungkali rum vilaiyaatum punassirumaan \/ Tharupiti kaavala sanmuka vaavenas saarri niththam \/ Irupiti soarukon tittun tiruvinai yoamiranthaal \/ Orupiti saamparung kaanaathu maayavutampithuvae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf|the fighting cow-elephant\n\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1|tusker\n\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd|millet field\n\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd|young deer, Valli\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bc1|two handfuls of rice\n\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8|twofold karma, good and bad\n\u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd|a handful of ash","meaning_ta":"\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7, \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7, \u0bb5\u0bbe! \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf, \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0baf \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"Every day say, 'Come, O six-faced one, guardian of young Valli of the millet fields where cow-elephants and tuskers play!' and eat after giving two handfuls of rice to others. When we, bound by our twofold karma, die, this illusory body will not be seen even as a handful of ash.","explanation_ta":"\u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0baa\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf, \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8.","explanation_en":"That not even a handful of ash will remain after cremation is a sharp reminder. So while you live, share two handfuls when you eat and call on Murugan every day: simple, practical advice.","story_title_ta":"\u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1: \"\u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1?\" \u0baf\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd: \"\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9; \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.\" \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"The greatest wonder","story_en":"At the edge of a forest lake, a Yaksha asked Yudhishthira many questions. One was: 'What is the greatest wonder in the world?' Yudhishthira replied: 'Every day countless beings go to Yama's abode, yet those who remain think they will live forever. There is no greater wonder than this.' Pleased with the answer, the Yaksha restored his brothers to life.","reflection_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"With whom did you share your food today?","image_prompt":"Elephants playing in a millet field on a hill where Valli stands guard with Murugan, below a devotee offering two handfuls of rice to a stranger, a small pile of ash blowing away, 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\/3854","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":0,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3854"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3854"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3854"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3854"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}