Kural - 70

To sire, what best requital can by grateful child be done?
To make men say, 'What merit gained the father such a son?'
Explanation
(So to act) that it may be said "by what great penance did his father beget him," is the benefit which a son should render to his father.
Tamil Transliteration
Makandhandhaikku Aatrum Udhavi Ivandhandhai
Ennotraan Kol Enum Sol.
Section | Virtue |
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Chapter Group | Domestic Virtue |
chapter | The Wealth of Children |