Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 THE GREAT ESCAPE BACK AND FORTH AzhwAr's pAsuram does not only throw light on commerce and trade but also agriculture in mAmallapuram. The farmers till the soil rich with lotus and water. They do it always. Perhaps in those days the rainfall and water was available in pletny facilitating the harvest three times ( mUnu bhOgam). For this the tilling is to be done throughout. Hence, AzhwAr terms as " vuzhu-nEr' . This is " vinaiththogai' .vinaith-thogai indicates three tenses. vuzhudha-nEr, vuzhuginRA nEr, vuzhap pOgum nEr. The wealth owing to this agrarian occupation is reflected by this term. The sengazhunEr pushpam which is stuck while the farmer tills with the bulls, escapes from being destroyed while the farmer goes back and straightens and again escapes and straightens while he goes front. The great escape of the flower is back and forth-pin mun pizhaithu ezhundha The scent from these flowers emanante and eases the fatigue of the tillers. This is reflected in the pAsuram " sezhu nEr malar kamalam thirai vundhu va pagattAl, vuzhu nEr vayal vuzhavar vuzha,pin mun pizhathu ezhundha kazhu nEr kadi kamazhum kadal mallai thla sayanam... " 2-6-7 What a good descritption of the agrarian activity. vanamamalai padmanabhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.