அறவாழி அந்தணன் தாள்சேர்ந்தார்க் கல்லால் பிறவாழி நீந்தல் அரிது.

Aravazhi antannan thaalserndharku kallaal Piravazhi nindhal aridhul

Without clinging to the feet of the virtuous one—the ocean of righteousness—it is impossible to swim across the ocean of rebirth.

The Stoic finds anchorage not in external guides but in alignment with virtue itself; that alignment is the only raft that carries you through the wreckage of circumstance and desire. The "virtuous one" is the principle you internalize, not a savior outside yourself.