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“Tamil:
இருந்த கால் மூதேவி நடந்த கால் சீதேவி.”
“English Translation:
The sluggish foot is Múdévi the goddess of adversity, the active foot is Shrídèvi the goddess of prosperity.These two personages were produced when the milky ocean was churned to obtain ambrosia. They play an important part in the economy of the Hindus.”,

— Tamil

Related Mantras

“Tamil:
உப்பைச் சிந்தினையோ துப்பைச் சிந்தினையோ?”
English Translation:
Did you spill the salt or the food?,

“Tamil:
“குணத்திற்கு அழுகிறதா, பிணத்திற்கு அழுகிறதா?”
“,English Translation:
Is the weeping on account of the virtue of the deceased or does it relate to his corpse?,

“Tamil:
“அரசன் கல்லின்மேல் கத்தரி காய்க்கிறது என்றால், கொத்து ஆயிரம் குலை ஆயிரம் என்பார்கள்.”
“,English Translation:
If it be reported that brinjals are growing on a stone in the king’s courtyard they will say that the outcome is thousands of bunches and thousands of clusters.,