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Kural 50 · Domestic Life

இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் இயல்புடைய மூவர்க்கும்
நல்லாற்றின் நின்ற துணை.

Ilvāzhvān enpān iyalbudaiya mūvarkum
nallāṯṟin niṉṟa tuṇai.

Meaning

The householder is the pillar of support for three orders of life — the ascetics, the students, and the elders — through the right path.

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The grihastha stage is not a lesser form of life than renunciation — it is the engine that sustains all others. How fully are you inhabiting the responsibilities and joys of your current life stage rather than treating it as a waiting room for what comes next?

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