Puranaanooru 235 – All in the past
Sangam Lit
English - September 29, 2023 08:35 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsBooks Arts History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we perceive the immense grief of a poet at the demise of a patron, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Puranaanooru 235, penned about the Velir King Athiyamaan Nedumaan Anji by the poet Avvaiyaar. Set in the category of 'Pothuviyal Thinai' or 'Common Themes', the verse recollects with nostalgia the care and comfort felt by supplicants in the presence of this king.