AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 18
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ஒழுக்கம் உடைமை குடிமை இழுக்கம்
இழிந்த பிறப்பாய் விடும். (25)
The best mark of a person having Olukkam is that he will never utter evil words even in the moment of forgetfulness.
ஒழுக்க முடையவர்க்கு ஒல்லாவே தீய
வழுக்கியும் வாயால் சொலல். (26)
In moving about in the human society, the householder has ample opportunities to come across men and women belonging to other families. Man’s attention is arrested, and desire kindled, when beauty confronts him. The observing mind may be influenced and try to covet the thing of beauty; if it is the person of a female, the degree of its pull may be great. Here, you see that the success of the householder lies in controlling his mind. If the householder is really a wise man, he will at once overrule his mind that the particular woman is the sole property of another individual over whom he has no claim. No Dharma Sastra or Artha Sastra pronounces any such claim. Even if the husband of the particular lady is such a close friend that he will never suspect if anything untoward takes place, the fellow who commits the outrage will be counted as living dead. Close friendship, high and influential position in life, economic and physical strength – these things intoxicate fools to trespass others houses. According to Thiruvalluvar, any other sin committed by any individual may be tolerated but not adultery, as he condemns it as the mother of all sins.
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