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Chapter 1: கடவுள் வாழ்த்து

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 1

Kural 2

கடவுள் வாழ்த்து

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திருக்குறள்

கற்றதனால் ஆய பயனென்கொல் வாலறிவன் நற்றாள் தொழாஅர் எனின்.

Katradhanaal Aaya Payanenkol Vaalarivan Natraal Thozhaaar Enin

“That lore is vain which does not fall At His good feet who knoweth all”

No fruit have men of all their studied lore,Save they the 'Purely Wise One's' feet adore

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Kural #2

The Light of True Knowledge

The story reflects the Kural's message that learning is meaningless if it does not lead one to honor the ultimate source of pure knowledge. What Profit have those derived from learning, who worship not the good feet of Him who is possessed of pure knowledge ?

6–10 yr 1 min