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“ കല്യാണമാല, കനകമാല. കാണുന്നോർക്ക് ഇമ്പമാല, ഇല്ലാത്തോർക്ക് (കഴിക്കുന്നവനു) കണ്ഠമാല”
English Translation:
A wedding garland, a golden garland: to onlookers a lovely garland, but to the poor groom bearing the cost, a choking halter. (Lavish ceremonies seem joyous to outside spectators, but they are a strangling financial nightmare for those footing the bill.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ബാലശാപവും നാരിശാപവും ഇറക്കികൂ”
English Translation:
The curse of an innocent child and the curse of an aggrieved woman cannot be averted. (The heartfelt anguish and tears of the vulnerable bring inescapable moral retribution upon their tormentors.)

“ വിളിക്കാതെവന്നാൽ ഉണ്ണാതെപോകും”
English Translation:
Arrive uninvited, and you will depart without a meal. (Dropping in unannounced invites neglect, awkwardness, and leaving empty-handed.)

“ ഏറെബുദ്ധിയുള്ള പൊന്മാൻ കിണറ്റിലല്ലെമുട്ടയിടുന്നതു”
English Translation:
Isn’t it the “overly clever” kingfisher that builds its nest inside a well? (People who think they are extraordinarily cunning often craft plans that trap them in deep peril.)