AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part-3
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That is why Prof. Sundaram Pillai went to the extent of saying,
வள்ளுவர்செய் திருக்குறளை மறுவற நன்கு உணர்ந்தோர்கள்உள்ளுவரோ மனுவாதி ஒருகுலத்துக்கு ஒருநீதி
i.e., if anybody studies Thirukkural in detail he will never like the code of Manu and Smirities which mete out justice on the basis of caste and community.
From these we can see that Thiruvalluvar is the only great thinker superior to those law givers and moralists mentioned before and his views are in tune with the modern sociological trends which tend to a formation of a caste-less and classless community, free from all types of distinctions by virtue of birth or practice. Sublimation of life by following the natural rules of conduct is the sole aim of Thirukkural and it does not place any religious or political faith or thought, as the be-all and the end-all of life. It is in pursuance of this aim that Valluvar takes the whole human society into consideration and wants to establish it on the bed-rock of moral virtue. The unit of society according to him consists of husband and wife. If the man and woman of a family – unit are well qualified to lead a virtuous life, the whole human society, on the other hand, will make an ideal society enjoying permanent peace and . pleasure.
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