A Thirukkural A Day - தினம் ஒரு திருக்குறள்

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அறத்துப்பால், Aṟattuppāl (Dharma) dealing with virtue (Chapters 1-38)

Chapter - அதிகாரம் 1 : Invocation, God Worship

2.) கற்றதனால் ஆய பயனென்கொல் வாலறிவன்
நற்றாள் தொழாஅர் எனின்

தன்னைவிட அறிவில் மூத்த பெருந்தகையாளரின் முன்னே வணங்கி நிற்கும் பண்பு இல்லாவிடில் என்னதான் ஒருவர் கற்றிருந்தாலும் அதனால் என்ன பயன்? ஒன்றுமில்லை.

What Profit have those derived from learning, who worship not the good feet of Him who is possessed of pure knowledge?

Katradhanaal Aaya Payanenkol VaalarivanNatraal Thozhaaar Enin

Link to previous Kural: https://steemit.com/spirituality/@tamilcharitycoin/a-thirukkural-a-day

The Tirukkural or Thirukkural (Tamil: திருக்குறள், literally Sacred Verses), or shortly the Kural, is a classic Tamil text consisting of 1330 couplets or kurals, dealing with the everyday virtues of an individual. Considered one of the greatest works ever written on ethics and morality, chiefly secular ethics, it is known for its universality and non-denominational nature. It was authored by Valluvar, also known in full as Thiruvalluvar. The text has been dated variously from 300 BCE to 7th century CE. The traditional accounts describe it as the last work of the third Sangam, but linguistic analysis suggests a later date of 450-500 CE.

Considered as chef d'oeuvre of both Indian and world literature, the Tirukkural is one of the most important works in the Tamil language. This is reflected in some of the other names by which the text is given by, such as Tamiḻ maṟai (Tamil veda), Poyyāmoḻi (words that never fail), and Deiva nūl (divine text). Translated into at least 40 languages as of 2014, Tirukkural is one of the most widely translated non-religious works in the world.

The Tirukkural is structured into 133 chapters, each containing 10 couplets (or kurals), for a total of 1,330 couplets.[10] The 133 chapters are grouped into three sections, or "books":

Book I: Aṟam (Tamil: அறத்துப்பால், Aṟattuppāl) (Dharma) dealing with virtue (Chapters 1-38)
Book II: Poruḷ (Tamil: பொருட்பால், Poruṭpāl) (Artha) dealing with wealth or polity (Chapters 39-108)
Book III: Inbam (Tamil: காமத்துப்பால், Kāmattuppāl) (Kama) dealing with love (Chapters 109-133)

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