" Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world. "
The Scripture consists of 133 Chapters with each Chapter describing a human virtue or fault. Each Chapter has 10 Couplets, making a total of 1330 Couplets. The 133 Chapters grouped into 3 Sections (Adhikaarams) :
Each Kural or Couplet contains exactly 7 words, known as cirs, with 4 cirs on the 1st line and 3 on the 2nd. A cir is a single or a combination of more than one Tamil word. For example, Thirukkural is a cir formed by combining the 2 words Thiru and Kuṛaḷ.