Books By Rajaji - Kural

Kulapati 's preface	Author
It is our intension to publish the books we select , not only in English, but also in the following Indian languages: Hindi, Bengal, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu etc., [More....]	CHAKRAVARTI RAJAGOPALACHARI, popularly known as 'Rajaji" or "C.R" was a great patriot, astute politician, incisive thinker, and one of the greatest of Indians. [More....]
Foreword	Preface To The Original (Rochouse) Edition
TIRUKKURAL is a poetic composition of great antiquity in the Tamil literature, many great minds have shed their powerful, radian light on this gem and justly famous classic of Tamil literature. [More....]	Tiru - Valluvar's approach to moral doctrine is marked by a very through knowledge of human psychology and a desire to help imperfect men with practical hints in the struggle against evil. [More....]
Preface To Revised Edition Of Kural	Dharma
This is a thoroughly revised fourth edition of my book of selections from Tiru-Valluvar's great book. [More....]	There is no greater wealth one can acquire than Dharma and no misfortune greater than the forgetting of it. [More....]
The Good House Holder	The Life - partner
The householder so - called helps the other orders in the proper fulfilment of their duties. [More....]	She is a true life companion who proves equal to the tasks of a householder's life, adjusting herself to the bread winner's resources. [More....]
Children	A Loving Disposition
Of all things that one may be blessed with , we can think of nothing equal to the house of having begot children who have grown up to true enlightenment: [More....]	Those who have not a loving disposition, belong wholly to themselves. [More....]
An Open House	The Soft Word
The only justification for a man to remain in family life and for acquiring and keeping property is that he may command the means by which help may be given to those who seek help: [More....]	The speech of enlightened men consists of truth soaked in affection: [More...]
Gratitude	Rectitude
The good deed that is done not in return, but in the first instance, is more precious than anything in this world or beyond. [More....]	The acquisition of a man of rectitude go down to his children without diminution and will protect them against adversity: [More....}
Self - Control	The Regulated life
self - Control is as necessary a virtue for the house holder as for the recluse. [More....]	Discipline of life is more precious than life itself, for it is out of that discipline that life derives value: [More....]
Unlawful Life	Forbearance
It is stupidity to entertain amorous thoughts about one who belongs to another. [More....]	Does not the earth support the man that is engaged in digging it? [More....]
Do Not Envy	Do Not Covet
There is no greater wealth than the possession of a mind that is free from envy:......... [More....]	Azhukkaru is envy, an inability to feel happy at the sight of another's well-being. [More...]
Speak Not ill Of Others	Avoid Worthless Talk
you may sometimes speak the harshest things to a man's face, [More....]	He who indulges in purposeless talk causing disgust to his company earns universal contempt: [More....]
Conscience	Social Cooperation
The title of the chapter giving this and following couplets, is trepidation at the though of wrong-doing. [More....]	What good did the creatures of the earth do to the clouds that pour the rain? [More...]
Helping The Poor	Public Esteem
That alone is a gift which is given to the needy. Gifts to others are in the nature of business transactions where in what is given is expected to be duty returned. [More....]	Poverty is wealth if it is brought about for causes that raise a man in the esteem of the world. [More...]
Compassion	Eat No Meat
Diverse are the teaching of the religions of the world, but in all will be found that compassion is that which gives men spiritual deliverance. [More....]	How can a man adopt the way of compassion, goring on the flesh of other beings in order to fatten his own flesh? [More....]
Penance	Impure Life
When Kural was written the monastic life was common in South India. Tiru - Valluvar does not oppose it. [More....]	If one has falsehood in his heart and secretly breaks the law of celibacy the five elements that watch from inside his body laugh at the futile fraud [More....]
Truthfulness	Against Anger
Truthfulness is attained if one's speech is such that it harms no being in the world: [More]	He truly is anger less who does not give vent to anger when the wrong doer is under his power. [More....]
Do Not Cause Harm	The Fleeting World
The best punishment for those who do evil to you, is to shame them by returning good for evil [More....]	Like the crowd that gather to Seeta play comes dazzling wealth. [More....]
Renunciation	True Knowledge
As one by one you detach yourself from the things of the world you are saved from pain in respect of it: [More....]	Those who have learnt to perceive the Real will surely take the path leading to deliverance from rebirth [More....]
Renouncing Of Desire	The Law Of Karma
The desirelessness recommended in Indian philosophy does not appeal to the modern mind which depends upon hope and faith in human heart. [More....]	The doctrine of Karma as enunciated in Hindu Shastras is accepted in toto and without any modification in the Kural. [More....]
Vigilance	Industriousness
The neglectfulness that is apt to arise out of the intoxication of achievement is more harmful than even inordinate anger: [More....]	Family virtues (i.e. inherited qualities) naturally persist, but are apt to disappear unless kept up by unflagging industry.... [More....]
The Strenuous Life	Fortitude
Let not the magnitude of any task unman you. Strenuous effort ever brings victory. [More....]	One's spirit should not be broken down by misfortune, adversity or defeat. [More....]
On Learning	On Being Unlettered
The first thing laid down in Kural dealing with learning is the duty of relating one's conduct to one's knowledge. [More....]	The Tamil classics lay very great emphasis on education. [More....]
Knowledge Through Listening	On Friendship
Knowledge acquired or confirmed by listening to the teachings and expeditions of learned men was a major division of learning in our ancient system. [More....]	The Friendship of men of character is like the young moon which grows as the days pass. [More....]
Folly	Guard Against Deceivers
The biggest folly among follies is to cherish a desire for a prohibited object. [More....]	Protection against the heat of the sun is good. So also is water good. [More....]
A Warning	On Lust And Wine And Gambling
The Wife is generally treated with great consideration in Kural. [More....]	Thirty Kural couplets are devoted to warning men against lust, wine and gambling. [More....]
On The Art Of Healing	Self Respect
Make a careful diagnosis, discover the true cause of the disease, think out the proper remedy, and apply it effectively: [More....]	When you have wealth, cultivate humility; when your means are straitened, then it is that you should hold your head high: [More....]
Glory	Looking After The Tribe
Glory consists in wealth of spirit. To decide to live though devoid of it is inglorious: [More....]	The Tamil classics lay great stress on the duty of conserving the affection of relatives and dependents. [More....]
Niggardliness	Repugnance To Evil
When wealth is neither enjoyed by oneself nor given to deserving persons, the possessor becomes a disease to society: [More....]	The quick and instinctive shrinking from wrong and improper actions is one of the essential elements of good character. [More....]
Unscrupulous Men	On Agriculture
Strange indeed is the complete physical resemblance of the unscrupulous to the human species. [More....]	Many other industries may be taken up, but ultimately the world depends on agriculture. [More....]
On Poverty	Labour
Poverty is vividly described in this verse [More...]	If the world were so ordered that one of it inhabitants must live in dependence and on the mercy of others. [More....]
The Prosperous State	Action
A Prince will be a lion among princes whose State has an adequate army. [More....]	In every action there are the three elements of loss, acquisition a nd value. [More...]
Judging The Time	Tactics
Is there anything impossible if the right means are adopted and the right hour is chosen? [More....]	Till you find the place suitable for surrounding the opposing force, do not begin your attack. [More....]
Choosing The Executive	Good Ministers
Before entrusting a man with power, test his loyalty by putting him through trials in respect of his attachment to life, religion, wealth and pleasure. [More....]	The king's ministers are his eyes. So he should choose them with circumspection. [More...]
Good Birth	Nobility
To be born in a good family is useful qualification. [More....]	As non-killing is the most important element in the ascetic's duties, abstention is also ., [more....]
Just Rule	Oppression And Misrule
All dharma and all the codes of teacher are ultimately dependent on the king's good government: [More.....]	The oppressive king who misgoverns is a worse sinner than the murderer. [More....]
Penalties	The Good Minister
The principles of punishment are tersely put in the following verses. [More....]	A Minister should be resolute in action, have the welfare of the people at heart. [More....]
Resoluteness	On Spies
'Okkam' is the quality of mind which shows itself eagerness for action without weakening or wavering. [More....]	The departments of spies was in the old day considered one of the most important branches of the public service. [More...]
The Art Of Persuasion	Assembly Work
Tiru-Valluvar lays down that power of expression is an essential qualification for a successful councilor. [More....]	The minister had to deal not only with the king but with a council that sat to deliberate on affairs. [More....]
The Moral Law	The Dangers Of The Palace
Kural insists on the moral law being followed in acts of State. [More....]	These are precepts for those whose work keeps them near kings, telling them how to escape the dangers of courts. [More....]
A Prosperous Nation	Fortifications
The requisites for prosperous State are industrious producers. [More....]	Fortifications are as important for the prince who, confidents of his strength, sets out on aggressive operation, [More....]
A Well Filled Exchequer	Efficiency In Action
There is nothing so effective as wealth, which has the quality of giving worth even to worthless men: [More]	We have here couplets dealing with the principle to be observed by an efficient minister [More....]
The Offensive	The Army
The chapter of Kural devoted to aggressive action by princes displays remarkable practical wisdom, [More....]	Among all that a State should possess the most important is good army. [More...]
Valour	About Envoys And Messengers
In beautiful relief against the general did acetic style of Kural, here and there we land n sparkling poetry. [More....]	The qualification essential for a successful envoy are an affectionate temperament. [More....]
Enemies	On Citizenship
Even in jest do not entertain the wish to make an enemy of any one. [More...]	Kidseyal vogal is how to be a good citizen. [More....]