11 Nov 2013
Britannica :
Little is known about the life of Tiruvalluvar except that he is believed to have lived in Mylapore (now part of Chennai [formerly Madras], Tamil Nadu, India) with his wife, Vasuki. He was probably a Jain ascetic of humble origins who worked as a weaver. Both Buddhists and Shaivites, however, claim him as their own, and he is especially revered by those of low caste.
Tiruvalluvar’s couplets in the Tirukkural are highly aphoristic: “Adversity is nothing sinful, but / laziness is a disgrace”; “Wine cheers only when it is quaffed, but love / intoxicates at mere sight.” Despite Tiruvalluvar’s reasonable tone, many of his ideas were revolutionary. He dismissed the caste system: “One is not great because of one’s birth in a noble family; one is not low because of one’s low birth.” The poet maintained that goodness is its own reward and should not be regarded as a mere means to a comfortable afterlife.
Chennai bus drivers have adopted the poet as their patron saint; his likeness is found attached above the windshields in the vehicles of the city’s official Tiruvalluvar Bus Company.
திருக்குறள்
பொருட்பால்
அதிகாரம் 49
காலம் அறிதல்
தீராமை ஆர்க்குங் கயிறு.- குறள் : 482
சாலமன் பாப்பையா : காலந் தவறாமல் காரியம் ஆற்றுவது, ஓடும் செல்வத்தை ஓடாமல் கட்டும் கயிறு ஆகும்.
The bond binds fortune fast is ordered effort made,
Strictly observant still of favouring season's aid.
திருக்குறளில் பயன்படுத்தப்படாத ஒரே உயிரெழுத்து-ஒள
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