In plain words
“Minister! I sent you to bring horses, and you have gone on misusing all this money in this way. I am not grieved at all over this misuse. I am not angry. But you have failed to carry out my order. So there is no use in having such a minister.” So saying, he had him put in a prison. Even there this young minister went on spending his time, remembering the Name of God. In that very prison he went on writing some commentaries about God. His conduct appeared most excellent. His ways appeared very sacred. The king, recognising this, released him from the prison. He told him to do his sādhana from then on as he pleased. Then the minister rejoiced greatly: “O Compassionate One! Treasure of grace! Has Your compassion come upon me at last today? All this time I have wasted my time in the work of government. There was no time at all to remember You. Today You have granted me the time I need. So I will end my life in thought of You alone,” he said. There, writing these commentaries on God, he went on taking them as a kind of Vedic authority. That very work they named ‘Tiruppuvai’. Constantly, at all times and in every state, he kept remembering the Name of God alone. That very man is Māṇik Vācakar. True to his name, he went on shining like a ruby.
Satyān nāsti paro dharmaḥ
So, to each one, hardships of one kind or another keep coming. So these hardships are for our good alone, not for harm. Those who cannot experience divinity must bear these natural hardships to the end. If you do not bear all these hardships, divinity will not be attained. Do your duty. Speak the truth: satyaṃ vada, dharmaṃ cara. Keep following these two. For these two there is never any defeat. Victory chooses these two. So: satyān nāsti paro dharmaḥ. So, whatever the situation, do not forget Satya, at least.