“Tamil:
“நடந்தவன் காலிலே சீதேவி, இருந்தவன் காலிலே மூதேவி.”
“,”English Translation:
The goddess of fortune dwells in the feet of the industrious, the goddess of misfortune dwells in the feet of the sluggard.The goddess of prosperity or fortune, and the goddess of adversity or misfortune, two sisters, mentioned in this proverb, exercise a mysterious influence over the minds of the vulgar. These remarkable beings are said to have been produced when the celestials, in search of ambrosia, churned the milky ocean. The opinion expressed in the proverb is also contained in a stanza of Nitinerivillakkam a poem on moral subjects, justly admired by the learned, for the terseness and beauty of its composition, as well as for the general purity of its moral sentiments. The poet says:—”,