{"id":3863,"date":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-66\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","slug":"kandar-alankaram-66","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 66 \u00b7 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf \u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say the body is like a water bubble; they say wealth does not last, it is like a flash of lightning while you look. But tell them, &#8216;Give something to the hungry one who has come to ask,&#8217; and they get up and go somewhere else. How very fine is the wisdom of those who have no love for Kumaran of the spear!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3863","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"66","verse_sort":66,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf \u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\n\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7\n\u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc6\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\n\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7.","english_translation":"They say the body is like a water bubble; they say wealth does not last, it is like a flash of lightning while you look. But tell them, 'Give something to the hungry one who has come to ask,' and they get up and go somewhere else. How very fine is the wisdom of those who have no love for Kumaran of the spear!","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8f\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1!\n\n\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nA satire on those whose wisdom is only talk.\n\nTransliteration: Neerkkumi zhikku nikarenpar yaakkainillaathu selvam \/ Paarkku mitath thantha min poalumenpar pasiththuvanthae \/ Aerku mavarkkita vennineng kaenu mezhunthiruppaar \/ Vaerkumarar kanpilaathavar njaana mikavunanrae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Neerkkumi zhikku nikarenpar yaakkainillaathu selvam \/ Paarkku mitath thantha min poalumenpar pasiththuvanthae \/ Aerku mavarkkita vennineng kaenu mezhunthiruppaar \/ Vaerkumarar kanpilaathavar njaana mikavunanrae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf|water bubble\n\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8|body\n\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd|lightning\n\u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd|those who ask\n\u0b87\u0b9f|to give\n\u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd|they get up and leave\n\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7|how very fine (ironic)","meaning_ta":"\u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd; \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8f\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1!","meaning_en":"They say the body is like a water bubble; they say wealth does not last, it is like a flash of lightning while you look. But tell them, 'Give something to the hungry one who has come to ask,' and they get up and go somewhere else. How very fine is the wisdom of those who have no love for Kumaran of the spear!","explanation_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. 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True wisdom shows in action; wisdom without love and giving is empty words.","story_title_ta":"\u0baa\u0b9c \u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b9a\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd, \"\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1, \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7! \u0bae\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 '\u0baa\u0b9c \u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd' \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Bhaja Govindam","story_en":"In Kashi, Adi Shankara saw an old pandit memorising rules of grammar. Though at the end of his life, he was lost in words without thinking of the Lord. Seeing this, Shankara sang 'Bhaja Govindam': 'Sing of Govinda, O fool! When death comes, the rules of grammar will not save you.' It pointed to the gap between speech and life.","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Which of the wisdom you speak can you put into action today?","image_prompt":"A pompous man lecturing about water bubbles and lightning while turning away from a hungry beggar, Murugan with spear watching with a knowing smile, 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\/3863","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\/3863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3863"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3863"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3863"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3863"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}