Kambaramayanam

1. Tamil - அடக்கம்- Politeness

Its a irony that in a country of more than 1200 regional languages it s English that bind us together. I am not implying in any way that a language is better than other but being an avid Kannadasan fan i shall document my thoughts on தமிழ் language. All the errors including translations are mine.

Let us talk about differnet topics in each blog and the theme for today is "Politeness"

Politeness - அடக்கம்

திருவள்ளுவர்

அடக்கம் அமரருள் உய்க்கும் அடங்காமை
ஆரிருள் உய்த்து விடும்.

அடக்கம் ஒருவனைப் பிற்காலத்தில் தேவர் உலகிற்குக் கொண்டு சேர்க்கும்; அடங்காமல் வாழ்வதோ அவனை நிறைந்த இருளுக்குக் கொண்டு போகும். தேவர் உலகம் - இன்பம் - கற்றோறுடன் தொடர்பு வைத்தல் இன்பத்தை தரும். அடக்கமின்மை அறியாமையை தரும்

English Translation

Politeness for a being leads to heaven
Otherwise destined to darkness

Being polite ( self control) will take a man to heaven. Heaven here means a life filled with peace and surrounded by well learned people. If someone is surrounded by wise men, he or she would always be guided in the right direction which would lead to success and happiness which is nothing but heaven. If someone becomes self centered he would not listen to others and thereby become ignorant ( darkness)

கம்பர்

பால காண்டம்

ஓசை பெற்று உயர் பாற்கடல் உற்று, ஒரு
பூசை, முற்றவும் நக்குபு புக்கென,
ஆசை பற்றி அறையலுற்றேன்-மற்று, இக்
காசு இல் கொற்றத்து இராமன் கதைஅரோ

The sea of milk where the lord resides
To lick and drink empty; a cat desires
Similar is my wish to sing all virtues
Of King Rama's never ending glory

Kamabar says singing rama's glory can never be complete as His glory can never be quantified What he has written is like a cat that desires to drink the par kadal ( milk sea) where lord Vishnu resides. How pityful is the cat's desire and how ignorant it is and his efforts are very similar to that of the cat


கண்ணதாசன்

ஆண்டவன் கட்டளை - Movie

நிலை உயரும் போது பணிவு கொண்டால் உயிர்கள் உன்னை வணங்கும்உண்மை என்பது அன்பாகும் பெரும்பணிவு என்பது பண்பாகும்

If you are polite when your go up your life, lives around you will respect you. Truth is love and extreme politeness is a virtue
Interpretation

Thiruvalluvar says one should be polite otherwise his life would be filled with darkness

Kambar's virtue is seen when he compares himself with the cat the desires to do the impossible

Kannadasan has not stated that you have to be polite. He says it is essential to be polite when you go up in life. It implies that you have to be polite at all times but it is of utmost importance when your stature grows. Because it is when you move up in life you acquire wealth, power, stature in the society that you tend to become self centered. So he stresses that it is during those times that one has to be polite and if one is able to be polite at that time he or she will definitely be polite at other times.