Kural #1039
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Tamil text
செல்லான் கிழவன் இருப்பின்
நிலம்புலந் துன்னாது ஊடிப் படும்
Cellāṉ kiḻavaṉ iruppiṉ
Nilampulant tuṉṉātu ūṭip paṭum
English translation
If the farmer does not go to his field but stays idle, the land will sulk and refuse to yield.
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Explanation
Land responds to personal attention. An absent farmer's field becomes unproductive, as if the earth itself resents neglect.
விளக்கம்
உழவன் வயலுக்குச் செல்லாமல் சோம்பேறியாக இருந்தால், நிலம் கோபித்துக்கொண்டு விளைச்சல் தராது. நிலத்தை நேரில் கவனித்தால்தான் அது பலன் தரும். உழவு அதிகாரத்தில், உழைப்பின் முக்கியத்துவத்தை இது காட்டுகிறது.
Word meanings
- செல்லான்cellāṉdoes not go
- கிழவன்kiḻavaṉfarmer/master
- இருப்பின்iruppiṉif stays
- நிலம்nilamland
- புலந்துpulantusulking/resenting
- துன்னாதுtuṉṉātunot approaching/not yielding
- ஊடிūṭiin resentment
- படும்paṭumwill be
Story behind this kural
In a village nestled beside a fertile valley, lived two farmers, Arun and Bala. Arun was diligent. Each morning, he walked his fields, hands in the soil, tending to his crops. His land flourished, yielding a bountiful harvest year after year. Bala, however, was fond of leisure. He’d visit his fields only when the sun was high, preferring to spend his mornings chatting with friends. His land, once promising, began to wither. Weeds choked the young plants, and the soil grew hard and barren. One day, Arun saw Bala looking sadly at his failing crops. “What troubles you, friend?” he asked. Bala sighed, “The land has turned against me. It refuses to give.” Arun smiled. He knew the secret, for he understood the silent language of the earth. He simply said, “Perhaps the land misses your presence.” And he returned to his own field, where the grains swayed gently in the breeze.