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“Telugu:
కూర్చుండి లేవలేడుగాని, వంగుండి తీర్థం వెళ్లుతానన్నాడ”
English Translation:
He could not rise from his seat and yet he proposed to crawl to the holy place.Offering to do that which is difficult, when unable to do that which is easy.16

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
నా యింటికి నేనే పెద్దను, పిల్లికి పెట్టరా పంగనామము”
English Translation:
I am the head of my house, I order you to put a Panganamam on the cats face.(For Pangandmam sec N0. 73).)The folly of a mean man in power.

“Telugu:
తురకలు గొట్టగా చుక్కకెదురా”
English Translation:
When a Mussulman raid is expected is one [afraid of] facing Venus ?Are omens observed in times of danger ?Necessity has no law. (Latin)

“Telugu:
నడిచే కొద్దీ డొంక, పెట్టే కొద్దీ కుదురు”
English Translation:
As you walk you widen the path, as you put [earth] youraise the ledge. Donku is a path between two fields.Kuduru is a ledge made withearth round a mortar in which grain is pounded.