Thirukkural was written few thousand years ago on Palm Tree Leaves using metal stylus (knife pen) by the author known as Thiruvalluvar, aka., Poyyamozhi Pulavar and Theivappulavar. It is a classic Tamil language poem collection consisting of 1,330 short, two line couplets (Kurals). Each couplet is written using only seven words, however, information is packed within it, like the DNA which holds a lot of information. It is an all-inclusive ethical guide, because it gives guidance on how to lead a good life. It is an essential book on ethical philosophy. It portrays a way of life and it lays down a code of conduct.
Thirukkural is a classic Tamil language poem collection. It was written a few thousand years ago on Palm Tree Leaves using metal stylus (knife pen) by the author known as Thiruvalluvar. It is a secular, an all-inclusive ethical and philosophical moral instructions guide. It gives guidance on how to lead a good life. All the poem collections fall under three sections, namely, Virtue, Wealth, Pleasure. This book, Part II, provides explanations in Tamil and English for the section Wealth. There are about 70 topics in this section and each topic consists of ten couplets or poems and each one was written using only seven words, however, information is packed within it, like the DNA which holds a lot of information.