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“ മാണിക്കക്കല്ലിനെന്തുള്ളൂ മലസംഗംഭവിക്കിലും”
English Translation:
What harm befalls a precious ruby even if it comes into contact with filth? (True nobility, integrity, and intrinsic brilliance remain unsoiled even when cast into degrading environments.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കണിശൻ ഇനിക്കു മുമ്പെ പേർ വിളിച്ചു”
English Translation:
The rigid stickler called the roll before the appointed hour had even arrived. (Petty tyrants take malicious delight in enforcing premature penalties against others.)

“ കോടി,കോടി,കോടിക്കൊടുത്താൽ കാണികൊടുത്ത ഫലം,കോടാതെ ഒരു കാണികൊടുത്താൽ കോടികൊടുത്തഫലം”
English Translation:
Giving crores upon crores with a crooked mind earns only the merit of a fraction, but giving a mere fraction with an uncrooked heart yields the reward of crores. (The moral worth of charity lies in purity of intention and sincerity, not the material magnitude of the gift.)

“ പൊന്നുവെക്കേണ്ടയെടത്തു പൂവെങ്കിലുംവെക്കണം”
English Translation:
Where gold ought to be offered, place at least a flower. (If you cannot afford an ideal, costly tribute, at least offer a humble token of sincere respect.)