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AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 31
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Next injunction issued is against killing other beings. All moral laws promulgate two essential duties; they are hospitality and creed of non-violence

பகுத்துண்டு பல்லுயிர் ஓம்புதல் நூலோர்
தொகுத்தவற்றுள் எல்லாம் தலை. (42)

Killing of beings is a deliberate contravention of the fundamental law of virtue. Killing by any means animal or bird even for the defence of one’s life must not be done.

தன்னுயிர் நீப்பினும் செய்யற்க தான்பிறிது
இன்னுயிர் நீக்கும் வினை. (43)

Valluvar ridicules and rejects summarily the heavenly or divinely life, were it to be the prize of killing a living being.