About the Book

TIRUKKUṞAḶ An Abridgment of Śāstras

R. Nagaswamy Tami Arts Academy & GIRI Traders, Chennai 2017

About the Book about_the_book.html

Preface preface.html

1. Dharma Sāstras chapter1.html

2. Tirukkuṟaḷ Overview.... chapter2.html

3. Introduction chapter3.html

Volume - I AṞATTUPPĀL Part I - BRAHMACHARI VRATAM

4.1.1. Aksharābhyāsa (Kadavul Vāḻttu- analysis) chapter4_1_1.html

4.1.2. Bhikṣā Vandanam (Vāncirappu) chapter4_1_2.html

4.1.3. Oḻukkam — Nīttar Perumai chapter4_1_3.html

4.1.4. Dharmadeśa - Aṟaṉ Valiyuruttal Emphasizing the Role of Dharma chapter4_1_4.html

PART II - GṚHASTA VRATAM

4.2.1. Illaṟam chapter4_2_1.html

PART III - SANYASA (THURAVU IYAL)

4.3.1. Tāpasa (Tavam) chapter4_3_1.html

4.3.2. Sanyasa (Turavu) chapter4_3_2.html

PART IV - ŪZH

4.4.1. Vighnam — ŪḺ (Fate) chapter4_4_1.html

Volume - II 5. Poruṭppāl

5.1 Introduction (R. Nagaswamy) chapter5_1.html

5.2. Poruṭppāl a study by V.R.R. Dikshitar chapter5_2.html

5.3. Sources of Information chapter5_3.html

5.4. The Age Of Tiruvaḷḷuvar chapter5_4.html

5.5. The Religion of Vaḷḷuvar chapter5_5.html

5.6. Aṟattuppāl chapter5_6.html

5.7. Poruṭppāl chapter5_7.html

5.8. Studies in Tamil Literature chapter5_8.html

5.9. Kāmattuppāl chapter5_9.html

Volume - III 6. KĀMATTUPPĀL

6.1. Introduction (R. Nagaswamy) chapter6_1.html

6.2. U.Ve Swaminatha Aiyyar (U.Ve.Sa) Nataka Vaḻakku chapter6_2.html

6.3. Mu. Varadarasan chapter6_3.html

6.4. Nātaka Vaḻakku chapter6_4.html

6.5. Kāmattupāl Uṟaikottu chapter6_5.html

7. Putraprāpti 7.Comparative Study of Tirukkuṟa and other Sanskrit Sources. chapter7.html

8. Alleged coin of Tiruvaḷḷuvar chapter8.html

9. The Dhammapada Brāhmaṇa Vaggo — The Brahmin chapter9.html

10. Jaina Origin of Tirukkuṟaḷ chapter10.html

11. Sunīti Kusumamāla — Chakrapani Aiyyar chapter11.html

12. Lazzarus

12.1. Rev. Lazzarus on Tirukkuṟaḷ (1885). chapter12_1.html

12.2. Life of Tiruvaḷḷuvar as given by Rev. Lazzarus chapter12_2.html

13. G.U. POPE

13.1. Colonial Attempt to Christinaise Tirukkuṟaḷ chapter13_1.html

13.2. A Refutation of Pope... chapter13_2.html

14. Kapilar chapter14.html

15. David Shulman on Vaḷḷuvar chapter15.html

16. Conclusion chapter16.html

17. PRIMARY SOURCES bibliography1.html

17. SECONDARY SOURCES bibliography2.html