The 'Sacred' Kurral of Tiruvalluva-Nayanar

About this film

LibriVox recording of The 'Sacred' Kurral of Tiruvalluva-Nayanar by Thiruvalluvar. (Translated by G. U. Pope.) Read in Tamil by Jothi Tharavant. Tirukkural (holy couplet) is believed to be written more than 2000 years ago by sage Thiruvalluvar. This is a metric translation by Rev. G.U.Pope, who says, "In regard to the translation, I may venture to say that it is faithful, and that I have not read into the rendering a single idea or thought which there were not good grounds for supposing that the poet intended to convey. I thought it best to try to give a metrical translation. The Tamil scholar will see that I have tried to reproduce even the rhythm in many cases, but I could not retain the inimitable grace, condensation, and point of the original." The Kural has influenced several luminaries including Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, and Albert Schweitzer. The Kural is hailed for its lofty wisdom. It is said that the Kural contains all things and there is nothing that it does not contain. This is apparent from the following list of chapter headings of this work (The chapter numbers are prefixed.) VIRTUE 1-The praise of god, 2-The excellence of rain, 3-The greatness of ascetics, 4-Asser…

Directors & creators

Thiruvalluvar

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;wisdom; ancient tamil literature; thirukkural; thiruvalluvar

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