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“ ഏകൽ ഇല്ലായ്കയാൽ ഏശിയില്ല”
English Translation:
Because there was no generous giving, it failed to take effect. (Without genuine willingness, investment, or goodwill, an effort or relationship will never take root.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ചോറുംവെച്ചു കൈമുട്ടുമ്പോൾ കാക്കച്ചിവരും”
English Translation:
Just when the meal is cooked and one’s hands are tied, the crow-woman arrives. (Parasites and uninvited spongers show up at the exact moment when you are least able to fend them off.)

“ വാകീറിയതമ്പുരാൻ ഇരകല്പിക്കാതിരിക്കുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will the Lord who fashioned the mouth fail to provide sustenance for it? (Faith in Divine Providence; the Creator who brings life into existence will unfailingly provide the daily bread needed to sustain it.)

“ മനകെട്ടി മലയാളൻ കെട്ടു”
English Translation:
Building a grand mansion ruined the Malayali. (The perennial trap of financial ruin brought on by sinking all resources into ostentatious, debt-ridden house construction.)