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'evvam' means distress, disgrace. 'Ilanennum evvam' is the distressing word of saying 'I have not'. 'Kulanudaiyaan' is one of good birth and good character. Valluvar says the trait of giving what one has, without uttering 'I have not' even in the tightest corner, is found only in the well-born.\n\nHere 'kulam' is not high or low by birth but eminence by character. Our Tamil tradition measures kulam by conduct and character. Valluvar himself uses 'kulanudaiyaar' to refer to those of good character. Kulam is the nature grown through good conduct and the dharma learnt over generations. Such people are ashamed to say \"I have not\".\n\nWhy does the word 'I have not' cause distress? When a petitioner stands there, saying 'I have not' breaks his trust; disappointment appears on his face. Seeing that is itself pain for the giver. Further, as that word seems an admission of one's own inability, it is a disgrace to him too. So the well-born one gives what he has; if he does not have, he gently shows another way.\n\nThis is not permission to lie. When one truly has nothing, 'I have not' is the truth. What is to be avoided is concealing what one has and saying 'I have not'. Moreover, even when lacking, it is good character not to send the visitor back without kind words, comfort or guidance to other help.\n\nWe too can keep 'I have not' as the last resort to those who come asking.","story_title_ta":"\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcc\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb0\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba3 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb0\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bc8. \u0bb0\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 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Raghu was a renowned king of the Ikshvaku line, an ancestor of Rama. Once he performed the sacrifice called Vishvajit. By custom in that sacrifice all the wealth of the kingdom is given away. Raghu gave his entire treasury to sages and brahmins. At the end he was so simple that he offered arghya in an earthen vessel.\n\nAt this time a young sage named Kautsa came to Raghu's palace. He had finished his studies under Varatantu and insisted on paying a fee. The angry teacher said, \"For the fourteen sciences you have learned, give fourteen crore gold coins.\"\n\nKautsa came to Raghu to seek it. Seeing Raghu giving arghya in an earthen vessel, he was embarrassed. \"King, it seems you have given away everything. I will go back without saying my need,\" he said, and began to leave. But Raghu stopped him: \"Sage, if you come to my house and return empty-handed, it is a blot on my line. Stay two or three days; I will fulfil your need.\"\n\nRaghu prepared to march on Kubera's city of Alakapuri with his chariot. The previous night he slept with weapons fitted to the chariot. In the morning the treasury officer ran in and said, \"King, gold coins have rained from the sky into the treasury.\" Kubera, knowing Raghu's resolve, had poured that rain.\n\nRaghu gave all that gold to Kautsa. Kautsa said, \"Only what I asked is enough,\" and took just fourteen crore.\n\nRaghu's character, ready to fulfil a gift without saying 'I have not' however tight the corner, is the best witness to the verse: giving without saying 'I have not' is found in the well-born.","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bb5 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Even when I cannot help, do I treat the one who comes asking with warmth?","image_prompt":"King Raghu serving arghya in an earthen vessel at the palace door to young sage Kautsa, a rain of golden coins pouring from clouds into the treasury courtyard behind them, Kubera's distant celestial city on a hill, ikshvaku banners, warm morning glow, warm palm-leaf manuscript and Tanjore-painting inspired style, ivory, ochre, copper and deep teal palette, ornate gold border, no text or letters in the image."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/425","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\/425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/425\/revisions\/2385"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adhigaram\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}