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Thirukkural- On Virtue- Penance-Kural-266
A translation of this couplet on the basis of K M Balasubramaniam's rendering is recorded below:
Only those who do penance could be considered as doing their duty; The others who give way to their desires, fall a prey to blighting vice.
In this kural the poet stresses the importance of penance as a normal duty of persons, who aspire to any degree of righteousness. It is also possible to interpret it to mean that those who perform the duties of their obligation correctly and without attachment to results in the Gita way, automatically do penance.
The following passages of Tamil literature lend support to Valluvar's ideas in this regard:
'Thalaiyaar thankarumam seyvaar'
(Naaladi-52)
Thavathiram
poondoan
thanmael
vaitha
Avathiram
ozikenravan
vayin
uraithapin
(Manimekalai-7; 13-14)
The relevant passage in the Gita is as follows:
'The
well-poised
(who
perform
their
obligatory
duties),
forsaking
the
fruit
of
action,
attains
peace,
born
of
steadfastness;
the
unbalanced
one,
led
by
desire,
is
bound
by
being
attached
to
the
fruit
(of
action).
(Gita 5, 12)