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“ യമന്റെ ദൂതന്മാരെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the emissaries of Yama, the god of death. (Stern, ruthless, and unyielding agents who execute orders with cold, terrifying precision, deaf to all pleading.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ കരിമ്പ്, പിടിച്ചപ്പോൾ ഇരുമ്പ്”
English Translation:
Appeared as sweet sugarcane when seen, but turned out to be cold iron when grasped. (A deceptive exterior; what looked alluring and soft proved rigid, harsh, and painful upon closer contact.)

“ കരിക്കട്ട കഴുകുന്തോറും കറുക്കും”
English Translation:
The more you wash a lump of charcoal, the blacker it appears. (Inherent defects cannot be cleansed; attempting to whitewash a fundamentally corrupt character only makes its foulness clearer.)

“ ഒരുമോഹങ്കൊണ്ടങ്ങൊട്ടു ചാടിയാൽ പല മോഹങ്കൊണ്ടിങ്ങൊട്ടുപോരാം”
English Translation:
Leap over there chasing a single whim, and you will return trudging under a host of regrets. (Rashly pursuing a fleeting temptation often entangles one in deep, compounded difficulties.)