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“ ആകാശം വീഴുമ്പോൾ മുട്ടുകൊടുക്കാറുണ്ടോ”
English Translation:
Does anyone prop up the sky with a wooden peg when it falls? (Puny human interventions cannot stop an all-encompassing catastrophe.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കെട്ടിഞാണുചത്തവന്റെ വാലെൽകടിച്ചു ഞാണുചത്തവ”
English Translation:
He who hanged himself by clutching the feet of a man who had already hanged himself. (Blindly following someone else’s catastrophic blunder to one’s own doom.)

“ പൊൻസൂചിയുള്ളവനു ഇരിമ്പുസൂചിയും ആവശ്യപ്പെടും”
English Translation:
Even he who owns a golden needle will find need for an iron needle. (Refined luxury cannot replace practical everyday utility; common tools remain indispensable.)

“ അതി സർവത്രവർജ്ജയേൽ”
English Translation:
Avoid excess in all things. (Moderation is key; extremes in any direction always lead to trouble.)