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“Tamil:
ஆறு கெட நாணல் இடு ஊர்கெட நூலை இடு.”
“English Translation:
Plant reeds to destroy a river, to destroy a country introduce yarn.Weavers who neglect tillage, and foul the water by dying processes &c are here referred to.”,

— Tamil

Related Mantras

“Tamil:
உட்சுவர் தீற்றிப் புறச்சுவர் தீற்று.”
English Translation:
Garnish the inside of the wall and then the outside.,

“Tamil:
காலமே எழுந்திருந்து காக்கை விழிக்கல் ஆகாது.”
“English Translation:
The sight of a crow on rising of a morning is ominous of evil.The crow being regarded as the vehicle of Saturn in the sight of a single crow is inauspicious; two are not so regarded. The cawing of a crow may excite apprehension. When this is the case the following formula may be used.Measure the length of your shadow by the foot and add 12 to the number of feet ascertained. Then divide by 7 and the remainder will determine the import of the bird’s note (1) Good luck, (2) Gain, (3) Rain, (4) Conflict, (5) Feasting, (6) Victory. If on dividing by 7 there is no remainder the cawing of the crow is ominous of death.”,

“Tamil:
குடித்தனம் மேலிட வேண்டி பிடாரியைப் பெண்டுவைத்துக் கொண்டான்.”
English Translation:
Wishing to elevate his family he married a Pidari-village goddess.,