THE FREEDOM OF THE UPLIFTED SOUL. 1) Hail! Being, Source to me of all life’s joys! ‘Tis dawn; upon Thy flower-like feet twin wreaths of blooms we...
Sivapuranam
1) The Name of the King. ‘Parrot fair and tender! soothly tell the glorious Name Of Perun-turrai’s King!’- ‘Lord of Arur,- the ruddy...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
CIVAN’S TRIUMPHS Tamil scholars give different interpretations of the word Unthiyar. It seems to mean ‘the players at a game resembling battledore...
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...
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...
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...