Virtues in Purananuru by Auvaiyar

Abstract

If a man has good moral behavior then he must have been trained well by the elders. The virtues given by Auvaiyar in ‘Purananuru’ are to be followed by others to led a good life. Virtues among the people must be a natural outcome. When a person is hungry, he should be given food by the others. Giving food to others and satisfying a person’s hunger is a kind of virtue. Virtue is the primary source of all human needs. Auvaiyar points out that one who have good thoughts and moral behavior will get plenty of goodness. Similarly, if the king of a country decides to help others, he will come forward to help no matter time or situation it is. The king thinks giving food and gifts to soldiers is the best virtue. At present people are selfish, they earn and spent it for themselves but the kings of Sangam period helped others by giving what they had. They are happy to help the needy. One should help others when they are in dangerous situation. The person who received the help will not forget it as long as he lives, charity is a gift, the land of the virtuous people will always be rich, king’s helping mentality and the nature of helping the needy are discussed well in this article.