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was therefore a place for special chapters dealing with the monastic
life in the comprehensive book that Kural was planned to be.
But one cannot be certain that these chapters had only this specific
purpose.
Much of what is said in these
chapters is applicable even to men leading family lives.
Tiru-Valluvar, like the Bhagavad Gita, definitely takes the view
that detachment in conduct is the essence of the principle of
renunciation and that monastic life is not necessary for a man's
salvation if he knows how to do his duties in ordinary life with
detachment and equanimity.
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