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The Kuyil is often referred to in these poems. Our Sage, like St. Francis of Assisi, was exceedingly fond of birds, and indeed was filled with love for the whole creation. In this poem he calls upon the Kuyil to join him in the praises of his Master, recounting the chief themes on which he […]
1) ‘His word is the Vedam; ashes white He wears; Rose-red is His form; His drum is the Natham; MOTHER!’ SAITH SHE. ‘His drum is the Natham; to the Four-faced, And to Mal too, this Lord is the Lord; MOTHER!’ SAITH SHE. || 4 || 2) ‘His eye gleams black; He is compassion’s sea; Within […]
1) Let precious coral be the posts, strung pearls the ropes, Pure gold the beauteous seats,- Mount we, and sweetly sing The flow’ry Foot Narayanan knew not, to me His currish slave in Uttara-koca-mangai given As home, Ambrosial grace, that never palls, His feet impart. Ye guileless, bright-eyed ones, MOVE WE THE GOLDEN SWING! || […]
There is an amusing illustration drawn by a native artist, of this game as played in South India. Its name literally means ‘aiming at the shoulder,’ for it ends up with placing the hands of each opposing pair on the shoulders of the other. In some lines this is used as a symbol of the […]
CIVAN’S TRIUMPHS Tamil scholars give different interpretations of the word Unthiyar. It seems to mean ‘the players at a game resembling battledore and shuttlecock.’ The word Unthi is, I imagine, used for the shuttlecock or ball which the players cause to ‘fly aloft.’ In this lyric FIVE GREAT TRIUMPHS OF CIVAN are celebrated. 1) The […]
1) Renunciation of other help. His sacred Feet,- the twain,-soon as upon my head He placed, Help of encircling friends,- the whole,- I utterly renounced; In Tillai’s court begirt with guarded streams, in mystic dance He moves. That Raftsman’s glory SING, AND PLUCK THE LILY-FLOWERS! || 4 || 2) Further experiences in Madyarjunam. From father, […]
1) Objections to ‘ashes,’ the snake, and the mystery of His teaching. Obj. What He smears is ‘white ash’; what He wears is an angry snake; What He speaks with His lips divine is the mystic word, it seems; MY DEAR! Ans. What He smears, what He says, what He wears are the means by […]
Arunachalam:- The name of Rudra is scarcely ever applied to Civan in the south, yet it would seem as if the idea of Civan had been mainly developed from the Vedic Rudra, the god of Storms, the father of the Maruts, of whom so many stories are told which now are the accepted legends of […]
Our poet-sage, like S. Anthony of Padua, and some other medieval saints, had a great sympathy with the irrational creation. This poem is addressed to the humming bee, or winged beetles, which abound in all the topes and glads of South India, and are especially numerous in the shady groves that surround the temples;; having […]
The Samba Purana is one of the Saura Upapuranas and is dedicated to Lord Surya Bagawan. Tells the story of Krishna’s son, Samba, who became a leper after being cursed by Rishi Durvasa and was therefore cured by worshiping the Sun Temple of Konark built by him on the banks of the Chandrabhaga River in […]
