குறள் மேல் வைப்பு வெண்பா - 5

குறள்  கருத்து மேல் வைப்பு வெண்பா - 5

The story of the small squirrel which helped Lord  Rama , in its own way, to build the bridge to Lanka, by carrying small amounts of sand in its back , is too familiar to be told again in detail. The legend goes that Lord  Rama , thankful for  the help  of the squirrel , patted his back with his fingers , which resulted in the three lines which we see on the back of all squirrels.

The moral, of course, is that however small may be  the quantum of help which one receives, the recipients would honour this as something big.

Kural has a chapter of ten verses titled GRATITUDE in one of which  this aspect is brought forth.

The poetic versions , in English , of this Kural are :

By Rev.Pope

Each benefit to those of actions, fruits who rightly deem

Though small as millet seed, as palm tree vast will seem.

By Sudhanandha Bharathiyar.

Help given though millet small

Knowers count its' palm tree tall !

The meaning :

Though the benefit conferred be as small as a millet seed, those who know its advantage will consider it as large as a palymara fruit.

Now for the மேல் வைப்பு வெண்பா - with the first two lines by me describing the story of the Squirrel and how this gesture, small in scale as it is , was honored by SriRaman. The third and th fourth lines of the Venbaa constitute the original Kural.

அணையெடுக்க மண்கொடுத்த பிள்ளையணில் பின்முதுகில்  

அண்ணலுமே நன்றியுடன் முக்கோட்டை இட்டார்(ஏ) 

தினைத்துணை   நன்றி செயினும் பனைத்துணையாய்

கொள்வர் பயன்தெரி வார்.    

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