Teaching summary, not a quotation.
The consulted biographical account associates Variyar’s teaching with the importance of discipline alongside devotion. In our summary, this means giving attention to how a devotional life is practised, as well as to what is said or sung. Our reflection is to consider whether the care shown in worship also appears in the way we fulfil a responsibility or treat another person. This introduces a reported theme, not an exact sentence from a speech or book.
Biographical summary, not a quotation.
The same account remembers Variyar’s contribution to rebuilding and completing work at temples in Tamil Nadu. That places practical service beside religious explanation in an introduction to his life. We do not attach a particular fundraising story, amount or temple project without a more specific record. Our reflection is that devotion can include useful work for a shared place of worship; this is our interpretation of his activity, not a saying attributed to him.
Our reflection on these themes is simple: a place of worship depends on many forms of care. Teaching, maintaining a shared space and helping others participate are different kinds of contribution. A reader may consider which form of useful service is possible in their own circumstances, without treating this suggestion as a command from Variyar.