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The poem has Several Mentions Of Vishnu and his temples present in Kanchipuram, [6] It also refers Lord Vishnu as the supreme god of the world and Brahma was born from the navel of Maha Vishnu. [ 7 ] The Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai poem, also referred to as Perumpanattrupadai , [ 8 ] is named after perumpanar – a class of minstrels who sang ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Ancient Tamil music: edit : Yashodhara Kaviyam is one of the five minor epic poems of Sangham literature. [1] [2]
The poem praises the king for all his accomplishments and strengths. Embedded indirectly within the poem is the poet's counsel to the king on justice, the impermanence of everything in life, and the proper rule of the kingdom. [6] In addition to Madurai, the poem is another source of historic information about the Tamil region.
Several scholars attribute all the poems in the later anthology Kalithokai to one poet, possibly Nallanthuvanār, and believe that they were erroneously assigned to five poets (Pālai to Pālai Pādiya Perunkadunkō, Kurinji to Kapilar, Marutham to Maruthan Ilanākanār, Mullai to Chōlan Nalluruthiran, and Neythal to Nallanthuvanār) due to ...
Cilappatikāram also referred to as Silappathikaram or Silappatikaram, is the earliest Tamil epic. It is a poem of 5,730 lines in almost entirely akaval (aciriyam) meter and is a tragic love story of a wealthy couple, Kannaki and her husband Kovalan. [13]
Udayana Kumara Kaviyam is one of the five minor epic poems of Sangham literature. [1] Though the name of the author is unknown, it is considered to be the work of a Jaina nun named Kandiyar. It is a Jaina treatise in 6 cantos with 369 stanzas. According to T.P. Meenakshi Sundaram the work "reads like the composition of a high school boy". [2]
The poem highlights the peacock and his war banner flag (Rooster flag). It also describes how to worship Murugan, with Millet rice spread with flowers and mixed with young goat blood, and lay the Rooster Flag (Verse 216-217). [9] Both his consorts Deivanai known as Devasena and Valli – the Kuruvar Tribal Vedar girl, are included in the poem ...
Tamil tradition mentions academies of poets that composed classical literature over thousands of years before the common era, a belief that scholars consider a myth. Some scholars date the Sangam literature between c. 300 BCE and 300 CE, [ 6 ] while others variously place this early classical Tamil literature period a bit later and more ...