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Kural 262
தவம்
Penance
தவமும் தவமுடையார்க்கு ஆகும் அதனை
அஃதிலார் மேற்கொள் வது.
Thavamum Thavamutaiyaarkku Aakum Adhanai / Aqdhilaar Merkol Vadhu
English
Penance is fit for penitents Not for him who in vain pretends
— To 'penitents' sincere avails their 'penitence';Where that is not, 'tis but a vain pretence
Austerities can only be borne, and their benefits enjoyed, by those who have practised them (in a former birth); it will be useless for those who have not done so, to attempt to practise them (now)