AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 42
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படை கூடி கூழ் அமைச்சு நட்பு அரண் ஆறும்
உடையான் அரசருள் ஏறு (53)
and let me condense them without leaving the essential and salient points as far as possible.
The Government of the country was responsible to the King and not to the people and he was all in all in every walk of life. But personal qualifications for kingship were also prescribed and he was required to satisfy them. Acquisition of knowledge by learning from books and from learned scholars was not discriminatory but common to kings and their subjects- The king was trained both theoretically and practically to safeguard himself by preventing occurrence of faults in his royal conduct. He should not take decisions independently without consulting the experts. Administration of justice was in the hands of the king. It was the primary duty of the king to maintain law and order in the state. The council of ministers and the ministry of the state formed the head and heart of the Government. Though the king was the supreme head of the society, he must secure the hearty co-operation of the people.
குடிதழீஇக் கோலோச்சும் மாநில மன்ன்ன்
அடிதழீஇ நிற்கும் உலகு (54)
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