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JULY, 1980
The book is in praise of the Arhat in the anthathi style where the succeeding stanza begins with the last word of the preceding stanza. Prof. Narasingaperumal has ably narrated the merits of the Arhat..
TIRUKKURALIL ARIVUTHURAIGAL (No. 10) (articles contributed by 26 authors) Madras, 1977 Pages 8+440 Price Rs. 22.00
Tirukkural known as 'Tamil Veda' needs no introduction. In the present volume 26 scholars have contributed each an article on different branches of human knowledge as is found in this great work. The article 'Religion in Tirukkural clearly states the conviction of the author of the Kural. In one article the writer narrates how the footprints of Sri Kundakunda, the author of the Kural worshipped in the temple at Mylapore in Madras were removed. It is a valuable addition to the works which throws light on the Kurals.
ARUNGALA CHEPPU (No. 11) (A. Suyamprabha Ammal Memorial Publication) commentary by Dr. K. P. Aravanan Madras. 1977 Pages 182 Price Rs. 9.00
Arungala Cheppu means 'The Casket of Jems'. It is in the same style as Tirukkural. It gives in nutshell the basic principles of Jainism.
The name of the author is not known to us. It is believed that it is the Tamil version of Ratnakaranda Srāvakācāra of Samantabhadra.
There are 181 couplets. The commentator not only explained them in lucid style but had given the stories as referred in the verses fully in in the appendix.
TIRUKKURAL (No. 12) Madras, 1977 Pages 4+144 Price Rs. 7.00
Compounding of words in the couplets of Tirukkural has been made simple in this book so as to enable a lay reader to follow it easily. It also
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