Verse (5)
Eyendhu Avithan Aatral Aghal Visumbhulaar Koman
Indirane Salum Kari.
Explanation:
Such is the might of the people who have controlled their senses that the Great Lord Indra, the king of the Gods in the celestial world, had suffered their cause.
Here the poet defines the power of an ascetic who has control over his five senses. Such is the greatness of the renunciates that Lord Indra, the king of the heaven is a sufficient witness.
Verse (6)
Seyarkku Ariya Cheivar Periyar Siriyar
Seyarkku Ariya Cheighaladhar
Explanation:
The great ones perform difficult tasks while the mean one select the easier tasks.
The greatness of a man cannot be judged through his size or birth. A mangnificiant man performs hard and impossible tasks, which the insignificant ones don't.
A renunciate by nature performs tasks that is impossible for an ordinary man and has a great control over his senses. He is not easily inflicted by swaying emotions.
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