Tirukkural Chapter 09 - Couplets 4,5,6

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL அதிகாரம் 9 - விருந்தோம்பல் CHAPTER 9 - HOSPITALITY *** 09/04. அகன்அமர்ந்து செய்யாள் உறையும்; முகன்அமர்ந்து நல்விருந்து ஓம்புவான் இல். 09/04. Aganamarndhu seiyaall uraiyum; muganamarndhu Nalvirundhu ombhuvaan il. 09/04. With a smiling face host should receive guest. In that house Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth, will reside. *** Saroja: We feel the house is full of joy When our guests visit us. Manoj: Yes, the few days or hours They all will stay with us, We're blessed by Goddess Lakshmi in our house. Money comes and goes, But rarely we've our guests. Then if we keep a wry face, What will they think of us? Give and take is the best As one day we may visit Their house also for food Then for us will it be good? But the poet suggests, Whomsoever be the guests, Be it known or unknown, We should entertain. *** திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL அதிகாரம் 9 - விருந்தோம்பல் CHAPTER 9 - HOSPITALITY *** 09/05. வித்தும் இடல்வேண்டும் கொல்லோ? விருந்தோம்பி மிச்சில் மிசைவான் புலம். 09/05. Viththum idalvendum kollao? Virundhombi Michchil misaivaan pulam. 09/05. Is it necessary to sow seeds in the fields And then eat only after feeding the guests? *** Saroja: How to maintain our house If daily guests visit our house. Manoj: All can't entertain guests. Haves should help have-nots. This is the intention behind The suggestion we find. Charity begins at home, And it shouldn't end there, This is known to everyone, And let it be in action. The poet asks a question 'Should a host first entertain guests And sow the remaining seeds Then only in his lands? ' The answer lies in the hands Of rich men who've more seeds As they can afford to feed, And then sow the seeds. *** திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL அதிகாரம் 9 - விருந்தோம்பல் CHAPTER 9 - HOSPITALITY *** 09/06. செல்விருந்து ஓம்பி வருவிருந்து பார்த்திருப்பான் நல்விருந்து வானத் தவர்க்கு. 09/06. Selvirundhu Ombi varuvirundhu paarththiruppaan Nalvirundhu vaanath thavarkku. 09/06. The host who expects some more guests After feeding his guests, he'll become a guest of the Heaven. *** Saroja: If we entertain guests after guests What will become of our house? Manoj: They're extreme cases Where guests after guests Are entertained day by day For that host Heaven shows its way. We shouldn't read lines in between, But only take their hidden Meaning and the intention Of the poet in every situation. All cannot go to Heaven. Only those divine men Can go there for rests After doing good deeds. ***.