The Kural has been praised for its veracity over the millennia by intellects around the globe. The universality of the work is expressed by the various other names by which the text is given by, such as Tamiḻ maṟai (Tamil veda), Poyyāmoḻi (words that never fail), Vāyurai vāḻttu (truthful utterances), Ulaga pothumaṟai (The universal veda), and Deiva nūl (divine text). Authored by Valluvar between the first century BCE and 5th century CE, it is considered one of the greatest works ever written on ethics and morality and is praised for its universality and non-denominational nature. Consisting of 133 chapters with 1330 couplets or kurals, it deals with the everyday virtues of an individual.
The Tirukkural ( Tamil: திருக்குறள்), shortly known as the Kural, is a classic Tamil sangam treatise on the art of living.
