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“ താന്താൻ തേടിയതേ താന്താൻ നേടൂ”
English Translation:
Only what you have earned by your own effort will you truly possess. (Self-earned merit and wealth are the only enduring assets; you reap strictly what you sow.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പകരാതെ നിറച്ചാൽ കോരാതെ ഒഴിയും”
English Translation:
If filled without careful measuring, it drains away without being scooped. (Wealth accumulated recklessly without proper accounting slips away unnoticed.)

“ ഗുരുക്കളെ നിനച്ചു കുന്തവും വിഴുങ്ങണം”
English Translation:
Keeping one’s master in mind, one must be ready to swallow even a spear. (Absolute devotion and loyalty to one’s teacher demand bearing the most grueling hardships without complaint.)

“ മാങ്ങാപഴുത്താൽ താനെ വീഴും”
English Translation:
When the mango ripens fully, it drops of its own accord. (Everything matures in its due season; when the time is right, outcomes resolve naturally without forced interference.)