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Tami’s greatest contribution to the world is Tiruk Kural authored by Tiru Valluvar.
What is Kural and Who called it Tamil Veda?
Kural is a genre of Tamil verse with two lines. Tiru means Sri or Holy.
Tamil Veda is the word used by one of the oldest poets who praised Tiruk Kural. Even H A Popley named his Tirukkural book as Tamil Veda in 1931. Tirukkural has an appendix called Tiru Valluva Malai where we find this word Tamil Marai= Tamil Veda.
Though the oldest Tamil book Tolkaappiam named Vedic Gods Indra and Varuna as important Tamil Gods, though the 2000 year old Tamil Sangam Books, 18 in number, praised Hindu Gods in hundreds of poems, a gang who called themselves Dravidians tried to show Tamils as Anti God group. But Tirukkural, the greatest Hindu book in Tamil, gives the gist of Hinduism . The book has 1330 couplets, divided into 133 chapters (Adikarams) has three parts called Dharma Artha and Kaama, in Tamil Aram Porul, Inbam. The original name of the book itself is Muppal= Three Divisions=Dharma Artha Kaama.
One gang of Tamil fanatics dated it BCE just to counter Christian propaganda who tried to project him as a person influenced by Christian thoughts. But’s Tamils’ own classification put it in Post Sangam books called 18 minor works. Internal evidence, style diction and use of Sanskrit words in over 500 couplets out of 1330 couplets placed it fifth century CE.
Let me give the couplets where Hindu Gods are praised and used as similes; in addition to them, we have translations of Manu, Mahabharata, Artha shastra, Kamasutra slokas in it. Even Dr Reverend G U Pope who translated it into English, referred to them without any hesitation.

1
Vamana Avatara
The king who is free from sloth shall gain all that has been measured by the feet of Lord Vishnu- Kural 610
(This is Singapore translation; EVS published the book Sayings of Tiruvalluvar.
The reference to the God who measured Earth in three feet is originally in the Rig Veda 1-22-17; 1-155-4
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2
Indra
Indra, the king of the devas himself, will bear testimony to the will power of those who curbed the desires of the five senses- Kural 25
It is in Dhammapada 30 and Atharva Veda 11-5-19
If those of rigorous penance become enraged, even Indra will crash from power and position-Kural 899
This is the interpretation of the Kanchipuram Vishnu temple priest Parimel azakar, who is the most famous interpreter of Tirukkural.
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3
Departed souls in South (Yama loka)
The paramount duty of a householder I to cherish daily the manes (who are in the South), the gods, his guests, his relations and himself- Kural 43
(Here he summarised Panchabhuta Yajna of Manu Smriti, Vedic dictum Athithi Atithi (अतिथि) Devo Bhava (Guests are Gods) and confirming Hindu belief that the dead people travel towards South to reach Yama Loka).
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4
Vishnu’s Vaikuntha
Can the lotus eyed Vishnu’s heaven be indeed as sweet to those who delight to sleep in the delicate arms of their beloved?- Kural 1103
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5
Lord Siva
Men of refined courtesy accept even a cup of poison and look cheerfully calm- Kural 580
Lord Shiva took poison without any hesitation when the Devas and Asuras churned the Milky Ocean. It may be a reference to Socrates as well).
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6
Lakshmi and her sister Jyeshta
The Goddess of Fortune / Lakshmi shun the envious and hands them over to her sister Goddess of Poverty/ Jyeshta devi- Kural 167
Ill luck resides with the indolent and good luck of the lotus deity Lakshmi with strenuous people- Kural 617
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Markandeya/Lord Siva
Those who labour on untiringly and without fault will overcome even fate- Kural 620
Though we have examples of Nachiketas in the Upanishads and Savitri in the Mahabharata, one of the ancient commentators referred to Markandeya as an example.
(Out of the Ten Ancient Commentaries on Tirukkural, we have only five available now and one of them referred to Markandeya)
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Brahma
Even to those who have acquired immense wealth the enjoyment of it may not be possible except as ordained by the Disposer/ Brahma of all things — Kural 377
May the creator / Brahma perish wandering about if he has ordained begging too, as a means of existence- Kural 1062
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9
Agastya and Nahusa
See Kural 899 under Indra above
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10
Dharma Artha Kama in Kurals 501, 754, 760
Apply four tests in choosing genuine officers: Virtue, Wealth, Pleasure and Fear of Death (their views on Dharma, Artha, Kaama, Moksha)- Kural 501;
The Wealth must be acquired by honest work. Such Wealth brings Virtue and Pleasure/happiness (Artha, Dharma and Kaama)- Kural 754
Those who have treasured abundant wealth, easily obtain the other two Virtue and Delight (Artha, Dharma, Kaama)- Kural 760
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11
Pancha tantra stories
273 (Cow clothed in Tiger’s Skin);
274 (Hunter seeking birds hiding in bush);
277 (Red berry Abrus with Black in tip);
481 (Crow defeating Owl in day time);
490 (waiting Heron striking Fish at right time);
495 (Crocodile in Water more powerful);
500 (Elephant trapped by cunning Fox);
565 (Ghost with Seven Jars of Gold -Story told by Ramakrishna Paramahamsar);
890 (Living with Serpent in a hut).
Valluvar used such stories together; see the number sequence of Kurals; probably he had notes taken from Pancha Tantra book by his side).
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12 Strictly Vegetarian, No Killing Animals
Chapter 26- Kurals 251 to 260
Chapter 33- Kurals 321 to 330
Valluvar was an ardent advocate of Vegetarianism.
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13
Bhagavad Gita style, diction, thoughts-617, 620, 1023, 1058, 1020, 332; 19, 295 (Dhaanam, Tavam); 360; I have written several articles on it; D M Diaz (Former IG of Police in Tamil Nadu) quotes a lot of Bhagavad Gita slokas in his two volume book on Tirukkural in English)
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14
Venan ,Nanda Vamsa, Kannaki
Under the chapter titled oppression he says
The leader who without refection on the evil consequences acts unjustly will lose at once both his wealth and his subjects- Kural 555
Stories of Venan, Nanda vamsa kings, Kannaki, Nahusan etc are examples.
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15
Brahmins / Vedas 134, 560
The Vedas which have grown shadowy and vague beyond recollection, a Brahmin can learn anew; but his birth right he never can regain when once fallen from his high estate- Kural 134
Cows yield less, Brahmins forget Vedas, if the leader/king does not guard justice- Kural 560;
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16
Fasting to get good sons 70, 160
The duty of the son to the father is to make others exclaim what penance he has done to be blessed with such a worthy son– Kural 70
Those who perform fasting by penance are certainly great but even they are not equal to those that forbear the harsh words spoken by others- Kural 160
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17
Seven Births 62, 107, 398
No evil will befall a man in all the Seven Births he may have if he begets children of irreproachable character- Kural 62
Throughout the Seven Births, the wise ones will remember
Those who have, at some time wiped their tears -Kural 107
The knowledge gathered in one birth is beacon that lights you across the seas of your sevenfold birth- Kural 398
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18
Attack on atheists -850
He who denies what all the people affirm as real, is considered not human but an evil spirit-Kural 850
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19
Sevenfold Hell 835
A fool does so much sinful deeds in one birth that he suffers infernal misery in sevenfold hells- Kural 835
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20
Chapter 85 – Stupidity – is an attack on Jains
and Buddhists
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21
Sankara’s Bhaja Govindam
It matters not whether a man shaves his hair or allows it to grow in flowing locks if he could refrain from what the world shuns- Kural 280
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22
Yagas and Yaga food 413
Those who in this world enjoy instruction/discourse which is the food of the ear, are equal to the gods who enjoy the food of the sacrifice- Kural 413
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23
Chapters on Tapas 35, 36
Kurals 341 to 360
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24
Chapter on Fate
Kurals 371 o 380
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25
God with a Form
In the very first chapter titled Prayer to God, he mentioned the feet of God in seven Kurals out of ten kurals (No 1 to 10)
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25
Who is God?
In several Kurals he eleated human to the status of God. He mentioned God in the Sky (heaven)
All such Kurals justify Hindus giving diine origin to many Avataras and Saintly persons. Following Kurals are important:
Kurals 50, 260, 268, 294, 388, 413, 702.
Apart from this I have already comparedseveral Kurals with Slokas in Dhammapada and Bhartruhari’s Niti Sataka (Please see my book in Tamil- Valiki muthal Valluvar varai)


–subham—
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