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Purananuru (Tamil Sangam Book) Wonders- 1 (Post No.15,270)

Written by London Swaminathan

Post No. 15,270

Date uploaded in London –  13 December 2025

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Tamil Sangam Book Purananuru Wonders- 1

Ancient Tamil Encyclopaedia -41; One Thousand Interesting Facts -Part 41

Item 254

(in the first forty parts we saw many wonders from 30 poems from Akananuru. Let us now look at some poems from Purananuru)

Purananuru (pura naanuuru) is one of the Eight Anthologies, part of Sangam Tamil Literature. It is the most important anthology of Sangam Age. It covers mainly the period between 2nd century BCE and 3rd Century CE. In the Akananuru, we see repeated themes regarding love and family life but in Puranauru we see a great variety of information about Tamil life, which is predominantly Hindu.

புறநானூறு பாடல் 1

The very first poem in the collection is in praise of God added by a later poet. He praised Lord Shiva in the invocation poem and the poet’s name itself is Mahadevan, Lord Shiva’s name! Like Kalidasa, he also added more hymns in praise of Lord Shiva in other Sangam books. This poet also wrote the invocation poems for Natrinai, Ainkurunūru, Akanānūru, and Kurunthokai.

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The wonder is that Lord Shiva’s appearance is described in detail which is used by later poets for another 1500 years!

Shiva wears Kondrai flowers on his head;

He is wearing a Kondrai flower garland as well;

His vahana is white Bull (Rishaba vahana);

His flag is also Bull Flag ( it is seen in all Tamil temples during festive days)

He has blue throat (Neela kantan) which is praised by Brahmins; it is in the Vedas.

256 Man and Woman are equal

He shares half his body with his wife (Ardhanari Concept; Hindus only declared that man and woman are equal)

He has crescent on his forehead;(the worship of crescent moon is seen in several poems of Sangam Age)

Ever flowing water pot is held by him (water is the source of life; he is associated with the River Ganga)

He is doing penance.

Eighteen Types of Ganas/followers praise him

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He is a shelter for ALL living beings (எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் ஏமம் ஆகிய,)

The very important line in the poem is Lord (Shiva) is the protector of all living beings; Hindus used to use the cliché from ant to elephant.

The Tamil word is Emam is related to Sanskrit word Kshemam.

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Who are the 18 Ganas? (பதினெண் கணனும் ஏத்தவும் படுமே)
it is very important that Indians should know how the society was classified before foreigners invaded India. Those who came to occupy India and divide Hindu society wrote that this is a land of Aryas, Dravidas and Mundas. Some gangs added the words aborigines, tribes etc. But the original classification is 18 groups and they were

Devas

Asuras

Munis

Kinnaras

Kimpurushas

Garudas

Yakshas

Rakshasas

Gandharvas

Siddhas

Saranas / saarana

Vidhyadharas

Nagas

Bhutas

Vetals

Tara ganas (stars)

Bhogabhumi residents (Heaven)

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The last two are living in the sky/heaven

‘கின்னரர் கிம்புருடர் விச்சா தரர்கருடர்,

பொன்னமர் பூதர் புகழியக்கர் – மன்னும்,

உரகர் சுரர்சா ரணர்முனிவர் மேலாம்.

பரகதியோர் சித்தர் பலர்;

காந்தருவர் தாரகைகள் காணாப் பசாசகணம்,

ஏந்து புகழ் மேய விராக்கதரோ – டாய்ந்ததிறற்,

போகா வியல்புடைய போகபுவி யோருடனே,

ஆகாச வாசிகாள வார்”

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The last two groups are very interesting !

They are part of Astronomy and Cosmology.

In the Vana Parva of Mahabharata when Arjuna was taken into a space shuttle to heaven he saw stars and asked the pilot Matali who they were. He replied that they were the holy ones. Hindus believe that holy souls become light and you can travel at the speed of light or faster than light (My apologies to Einstein! ). We see inter galactic travellers like Narada and they are classified as Deva Rishis; Deva= Light.

In Indus Valley/ Harappan symbols we see Fish representing Devas.

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Tamil original is given below

கண்ணி கார்நறுங் கொன்றை; காமர்
வண்ண மார்பின் தாருங் கொன்றை;
ஊர்தி வால்வெள் ளேறே; சிறந்த
சீர்கெழு கொடியும் அவ்வேறு என்ப;
கறைமிடறு அணியலும் அணிந்தன்று; அக்கறை
மறைநவில் அந்தணர் நுவலவும் படுமே;
பெண்ணுரு ஒருதிறன் ஆகின்று; அவ்வுருத்
தன்னுள் அடக்கிக் கரக்கினும் கரக்கும்;
பிறைநுதல் வண்ணம் ஆகின்று; அப்பிறை
பதினெண் கணனும் ஏத்தவும் படுமே;
எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் ஏமம் ஆகிய,
நீரறவு அறியாக் கரகத்துத்,
தாழ்சடைப் பொலிந்த அருந்தவத் தோற்கே. –புறநானூறு பாடல் 1

–Subham—-

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Hinduism through 500 Pictures in Tamil and English-27 படங்கள் மூலம் இந்து மதம் கற்போம்- 27 (Post.15,200)

Written by London Swaminathan

Post No. 15,200

Date uploaded in London –  19 November 2025

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சிவபெருமானின் இரண்டு வடிவங்கள்: அர்த்தநாரீஸ்வரர், சங்கர நாராயணன்

Ardhanarishwara: 

Long before feminist movements arose in the West to advocate for equality, Hindu philosophy had already acknowledged that man and woman share a deeply interdependent relationship, each fulfilling a vital role. Just as a balance scale is steady only when both sides are equal in weight, life attains balance when both genders enjoy equal respect and rights.

This truth was embodied by none other than Mahadev Himself when He manifested as Ardhanarishwara — one half Shiva and the other Devi Parvati (or Adi Shakti). Yet, this form represents far more than external gender equality. It teaches the importance of harmonizing the masculine and feminine energies within ourselves — not in the physical sense, but as spiritual and psychological principles that dwell in every being.

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Harihar in Karnataka , Sankaranarayanan in Tamil Nadu

The god Harihareshwara is a combination of the gods Shiva and Vishnu. There is a story behind the avatar of this god. In ancient days this place was known as “Guharanya”, a dense jungle and habitat of a demon Guhasura. He had a gift that no human or Rakshasa or god can kill him. And he started harassing people around this place. Then Vishnu and Shiva came together in a new avatara called Hari – Hara (Harihara) – and killed demon Guhasura

Harihara is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, 275 kilometres North of Bengaluru. Harihar and Davangere (14 km away) are referred as “twin cities”.

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Tiruupaarkatal near Kanchipuram

Similar stories are behind two more famous temples.

Full name of Sankarankoil in Tirunelveli region is Sankara Narayanan Koil, where Shiva appeared as Sankara+Narayanan at the request of his wife Parvati.

In Tirupparkatal, we have slightly a  different story. An ardent Vishnu devotee had a vow of having his food only after visiting a Vishnu temple every day. When he came to Tiruupaarkatal, he could not see any Vishnu temple. When he was starving and praying, an old man came and told that there was a Vishnu temple. When he took him into a Shiva temple, despite his protest, Lord Shiva appeared as Sankara and Narayana .

In many Tevara and Divya Prabantha poems we see verses in praise of this Hari Hara form. Several centuries ago, there was a conflict between Saivites and Vaishnavites and God himself settled that conflict by appearing in this combined form.

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சிவபெருமானுடைய வடிவங்கள்

சிவபுராணத்தில் சிவனுக்கு 64 வடிவங்கள் கூறப்படுகின்றன அவற்றின் உருவமற்ற வழிபாட்டை குறிக்கும் சிவலிங்கத்தை காண்கிறோம் ஆணும் பெண்ணும் சமம் என்ற கருத்தினை விளக்கும் அர்த்தநாரீஸ்வரர் உருவத்தையும் காண்கிறோம் மே லை  உலகத்தில் பெண்களுக்கு சம உரிமைகள் கேட்டு இயக்கம்  நடத்துவதற்கு சில ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பாகவே ஆண்களும் பெண்களும் சரி என்ற கருத்தினை விளக்கும் உருவம் அர்த்தநாரீஸ்வரர் வடிவமாகும் இதில் சிவனையும் சக்தியையும் பாதி பாதியாக காண்கின்றோம் ஆண்களோடு பெண்களும் சரி நிக்ர் சமானமாக வாழ்வோம்  இந்த நாட்டிலே இன்று பாரதியார் பாடினார். அந்த பாட்டிற்கு காரணமே இந்த அர்த்தநாரீஸ்வரர் வடிவம் தான்! சிவன்  இல்லாமல் சக்தி இல்லை, சக்தி இல்லாமல் சிவன் இல்லை. இரண்டு சக்தி களும் கூடினால் தான் உலகம் நடைபெறும் என்ற பெரிய கருத்தினை இந்த வடிவம் காட்டுகிறது.

இதையே இன்னொரு விதமாகச் சொல்வது சங்கர நாராயணன் வடிவம் ஆகும்.

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சங்கர நாராயணன் , ஹரிஹரன்

அர்த்த நாரீஸ்வரனில் பாதி சக்தி; அதே போல சங்கர நாராயணன் என்றா சிவனின் வடிவத்தில் பாதி நாராயணன் ; இதன் தத்துவம் என்னெவென்றால் சிவா சக்தி வடிவமே சங்கர நாராயணன் 

நாராயணன்= சக்தி

சிவன் என்பது தேக்கி வைக்கப்பட்ட ஆற்றல்

சக்தி என்பது செயல்படும்/ பயன்படும் ஆற்றல்.

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Tirupparkadal story as told by Sri Kanchi Paramacharya  (1894-1994)

சிவ – விஷ்ணு அபேதத்தைக் காட்டும் ஸ்தலங்கள் பல உள்ளன. திருநெல்வேலிச் சீமையில் சங்கர நாராயணன் கோவிலும், (‘சங்கர நயினார் கோயில்’ என்று தப்பாகச் சொல்கிறார்கள்.) மேற்கே ஹரிஹர க்ஷேத்திரத்திலும் இவ்விரண்டு மூர்த்திகளும் ஒன்றாக இணைந்த பிம்பங்கள் உள்ளன. குற்றாலத்தில் விஷ்ணு மூர்த்தியையே அகஸ்திய மஹரிஷி சிவலிங்கமாக மாற்றியிருக்கிறார். இவை பிரபலமான ஸ்தலங்கள். இவ்வளவு பிரபலமில்லாத ஒரு க்ஷேத்திரத்தைப் பற்றிச் சொல்கிறேன்:

திருப்பாற்கடல் என்று ஒரு ஊர் இருக்கிறது. காஞ்சிபுரத்திலிருந்து வேலூருக்குப் போகிற வழியில் இருபது மைலில் இருக்கிறது. முதலில் அந்த க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் ஒரு பெருமாள் கோயில்கூடக் கிடையாதாம். ஈசுவரன் கோயில்தான் இருந்ததாம். ஒரு ஸ்ரீவைஷ்ணவர் அநேக க்ஷேத்திரங்களுக்குச் சென்று விஷ்ணு தரிசனம் பண்ணிக் கொண்டு வருகிற காலத்தில் அந்த ஊருக்கு வந்தாராம். ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் ஊருக்குப் போகிற போது விஷ்ணு தரிசனம் பண்ணாமல், அவர் ஆகாரம் பண்ணுவதில்லை என்ற நியமத்தை வைத்துக் கொண்டிருந்தார்.

அவர் திருப்பாற்கடலுக்கு வந்து “எங்கே விஷ்ணு ஆலயம் இருக்கிறது? என்று ஒவ்வொரு கோயிலாகப் போனார். எல்லாம் சிவன் கோயிலாகவே இருந்தன. கடைசியில் விஷ்ணு ஆலயமாகத்தான் இருக்கும் என்று நினைத்து ஒரு கோவிலுக்குள் நுழைந்தார். உள்ளே போனால் ஈசுவரன் இருந்தார். உடனே வெளியே ஓடிவந்து விட்டார். ஆகாரம் பண்ணவில்லை. வயிறு பசியில் துடித்தது. அதைவிட மனஸிலே ‘இன்றைக்கு விஷ்ணு தரிசனம் பண்ணவில்லையே!’ என்று துடிதுடித்துக் கொண்டிருந்தார்.

அப்போது ஒரு கிழவர் அவருக்கு முன்னால் வந்து “என்ன ஸ்வாமி! விஷ்ணு தரிசனம் பண்ண வருகிறீர்களா?” என்று கேட்டார்.

“இந்தப் பிரயோஜனமில்லாத ஊரில் எங்கே ஐயா விஷ்ணு கோயில் இருக்கிறது?” என்று அவர் கோபமாகச் சொன்னாராம்.

“அதோ தெரிகிறதே, அது சாக்ஷாத் விஷ்ணு கோயில்தான்” என்று கிழவர் சொன்னார்.

“நான் அந்த கோயிலுக்குள் நுழையமாட்டேன்” என்று விஷ்ணு பக்தர் சொன்னாராம்.

கடைசியில், ஊர் மத்தியஸ்தத்தின் பேரில் இவர்கள் எல்லோரும் கோவிலுக்குள் சென்றார்கள்

வாஸ்தவத்தில் அங்கே போய்ப் பார்த்தால் சிவலிங்கம் மாதிரி இருந்தது. கீழ் பிரம்ம பீடமாகிய ஆவுடையார் இருந்தது. ஆவுடையாருக்கு நடுவிலிருந்து ஒரு மூர்த்தி எழும்பியதால் அசப்பில் சிவலிங்கமாதிரியே தோன்றிற்று. ஆனால் வாஸ்தவத்திலோ ஆவுடையாருக்கு மேலே தெரிந்தது லிங்கமல்ல. லிங்கத்தின் ஸ்தானத்தில் பெருமாள் நின்று கொண்டிருந்தார்.

அதைப் பார்த்தவுடன், ‘அடடா! நாம் ஏமாந்து போய்விட்டோமே – மஹாவிஷ்ணு அல்லவா இங்கே இருக்கிறார்? என்று அந்த விஷ்ணு பக்தர் மிகவும் மனம் உருகி, அநேக ஸ்தோத்திரங்கள் பண்ணினாராம்.

கிழவரிடம் மன்னிப்புக் கேட்கத் திரும்பினால், அந்தக் கிழவரே விஷ்ணு மூர்த்திக்குள் கலந்து விட்டார். பெருமாளே கிழவராய் வந்திருக்கிறார்!

திருப்பாற்கடல் என்னும் ஊருக்குப் போனால் இப்போதும் பார்க்கலாம். ஆவுடையார் இருக்கும்; அதற்கு மேல் லிங்கம் இருக்கிற இடத்தில் பெருமாள் நின்றுகொண்டிருக்கிறார். இந்த க்ஷேத்திரமும் நமக்கு ஈசுவரன் வேறு மஹா விஷ்ணு வேறு இல்லை என்ற தத்துவத்தை விளக்குகிறது.

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சங்கரன் கோவில் ,கர்நாடகத்தில் உள்ள ஹரிஹர் (ஹரிஹரன்) நகராக கோவில்களிலும் கதைகள் உண்டு.

சங்கரன்கோவிலில் உமையம்மையின் நீண்ட தவத்துக்கு பின்னர் சிவபெருமானே ஹரி ஹரன் என்ற உருவத்தில் தோன்றினார் என்பது ஸ்தல புராணம்

ஹரிஹர் என்னுமிடத்தில் ஒரு அசுரன் மனிதனாலும் தெய்வத்தாலும் அசுரனாலும் சாகாமல் இருக்க வரம் பெற்றான் அவனது வரத்துக்கு அப்பாற்பட்டதே அரனும் அரியும் ஒன்றுபட்ட வடிவம். இந்த ஹரிஹர உருவத்தினால்   குஹ்யாசுரன் என்ற அசு சுரன் கொல்லப்பட்டான்

–subham—

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Ancient Tamil Encyclopaedia- Part 19; One Thousand Interesting Facts! -Part 19 (Post No.15,069)

Written by London Swaminathan

Post No. 15,069

Date uploaded in London –  9 October 2025

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Akananuru (naanuuru) wonders continued ………

Part 19

Four interesting facts in one Akam Poem (akam.252)

121

Animals mentioned in Akananuru have two interesting animal names

One is Yaali and another is Asunam. Both are described as mythical animals.

அகநானூற்றில் ஆளி = யாளி =லியோ LEO=YALI=LIYA; அகம்/ AKAM 78, 252, 381, PURAM 207; NARRINAI 205; PORU.139.

ரத்த =தேர் RATHA= THER

குதிரை = துரக ; துருக்கி; KUTHIRAI= THURAKA

இப மா முகன்= ELEPHANT FACED GANAPATI ; IBHA= ELEPHA.

Elephant-lion combined is called Yaali, seen on the pillars of South Indian temples.

Not many people knew that the English word Leo, Leonine, Lion re all Sanskrit words.

Leo is the mirror image of Yali . it is accepted in Linguistics. If you show the word Yali in mirror you will see Liya.

The Tamil word Ther for chariot is also a mirror image of Sanskrit word Rath/a.

Scores of words are in Indian languages.

Interestingly Elephant is also Sanskrit word Ebha for elephant is in Rig Veda and Tiruppugaz by Arunagirinathar.

Horse is also a Sanskrit word; it iss the corrupted form of Haya and Asva.

Tamil word Kuthirai is a mirror word of Sanskrit Turaga. Turkey is called Turaga country because it supplied the best horses to India trained by Hindus. The proof is available in cuneiform tablet where horse manual by Kikkuli used Sanskrit instructions in Horse training. The horse manual is dated 1400 BCE. Pure Tamil word for horse is Pari. But both Kuthirai and Pari are used by Sangam Tamil poets.

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ASUNAM

அசுணம்- அகம் 88; akam 88

நற்றிணை  244, 304; narrinai 244 and 304

It is extinct now. It may be a kind of deer. But one Tamil books described it as a bird, which is wrong. From Adi Shankara to American Red Indians know that Deer are caught by singing. American tribes used Bugle to catch antelopes.

Ancient Tamil hunters also played musical instruments to attract Asunam and when they came near, they played loud drums and the animals died because of the sound attack.

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  Yali in Madurai temple

123

Yaali- Aali- Leo

Four interesting facts in one Akam Poem (akam.252)

1.Akam 252 was composed by woman poet Nakkannai .

Her real name was Sulochana! Like Sanskrit names, 34 Sangam poets have Sanskrit prefix SU=Nalla. (I have given examples in another article).

2.This poem says that Tigers wont eat its prey if it falls on its left side. Right side is the only side it aims at. Hindus invented clock- wise direction. Even today all auspicious things are done in clockwise direction and all inauspicious rituals are done in anti-clock wise direction. Even Tamil tigers followed the Hindu way.

3. Even tigers shiver at the sight of Yalis killing elephants and plucking out its tusks.

4.Lady love gives a simile which shows Tamils were so careful and socially conscious that the banks of lakes must be protected. The woman says my mother is so watchful like a guard who watches the banks of a lake on a rainy day.

இடம்படுபு அறியா வலம்படு வேட்டத்து

வாள்வரி நடுங்கப் புகல்வந்து, ஆளி

உயர்நுதல் யானைப் புகர்முகத்து ஒற்றி,

வெண்கோடு புய்க்கும் தண்கமழ் சோலைப்

பெருவரை அடுக்கத்து ஒருவேல் ஏந்தித் 5

தனியன் வருதல் அவனும் அஞ்சான்;

பனிவார் கண்ணேன் ஆகி, நோய்அட,

எமியேன் இருத்தலை யானும் ஆற்றேன்;

பாங்குச் செய்வாம்கொல்- தோழி! ஈங்கைத்

துய்அவிழ் பனிமலர் உதிர வீசித் 10

தொழில்மழை பொழிந்த பானாட் கங்குல்

எறிதிரைத் திவலை தூஉம் சிறுகோட்டுப்

பெருங்குளம் காவலன் போல,

அருங்கடி அன்னையம் துயில்மறந் தனளே! –அகம் 252

Akam 252 was composed by poetess Nakkanaiyaar

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124.

Encyclopaedias like Wikipedia say they don’t know the origin of the word Caesar.

It is very simple: Kesa+ Ari= Haired animal (lion with mane)

Caesar+ Ari= Caesar= Kesar/i

By learning Sanskrit and Tamil, one can understand anything and everything in the world.

Look at the Ari in Hebrew Ariel!!

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Here is my old article written 11 years ago:

Written by London Swaminathan
Post No. 981; dated 15th April 2014

Sonic boom and Sonic bomb
Tamil literature gives us very interesting information about a rare animal called ‘Asunam’. It is phonophobia. It has got a good taste for melodious music. It is more musical than most men. But the minute someone plays on a big drum it dies at once. Sangam Tamil literature is 2000 year old. We have three references to this ‘Asunam’and later literature gives more information. It is not a mythical animal like griffin or Makara or Yali. Somehow palaeontologists and paleo zoologists missed this. Now we get more scientific information about sonic bombs and low frequencies emitted by submarines that killed even giant squids. Dolphins and whales commit mass suicides because of sonar disturbances. So we may look into this extinct animal again armed with all the scientific facts.

Natrinai’ is one of the anthologies of Sangam Tamil literature and verses 244 and 304 give the following information:
In the mountainous ‘Kurinji’ area, ‘Asunam’ lives in the caves. It listens keenly to the buzzing sound (music) of the bees and beetles. The heroine of a love poem says, “My lover is like an Asunam. When he is near me it gives pleasure. When he is temporarily separated it gives me great sorrow. I am like Asunam attracted by melodious music and then killed by loud beating of the drums.

Yali in Tirupparankundram near Madurai

The commentator explains that the Tamils played on lyre to attract the Asunams from the caves and suddenly played on drums to kill them. Another verse from another Sangam Tamil anthology called ‘Akananuru’ (verse 88) gives similar information. The only difference is that the commentator describes Asunam as a bird here.


‘Nammanik kadikai’– is one of the 18 minor Tamil works. Verse three of the book is very clear about Asunam. It described it as an animal. It compares Asunam with several other people in public life.
The celebrated author Kamban of Kamba Ramayanam compared himself to Asunam! He said, “Among the stalwarts of Tamil language, probably my poems may be like playing drums to Asunams”. Kamban was so humble that he said his poems may not be of good quality, but the fact of the matter is that he is considered one of the great poets of the Tamil speaking world.

My Research Findings on ASUNAM:–

My research on the Asunam based on the above verses and Tamil encyclopaedia Abhidana Chintamani has found out the salient features of Asunam stories. I can summarise them as follows:–


1.Though there are only three references in the ancient Sangam literature, we know that it is not a bird, but an animal.
2.It lived in the caves of the mountains which ancient Tamils called ‘Kurinji ‘lands.
3.Asunam loved mellifluous music but susceptible to harsh music particularly high decibel noise. Modern research shows that sounds of 185 decibels or more can kill human beings.
4.Tamils deliberately played on lyre to attract it and killed them by playing on big drums. It may be one of the reasons for its extinction. The other reason is noise pollution. It might have slowly disappeared.
5. Very few references in the 2000 year old Sangam Tamil literature show that it was a rare animal even at that time. Other animals like tigers, elephants and bears are referred to hundreds of times.


6.Ancient Tamils knew the power of sound waves. Modern research in this field has led into the development of sonic bombs. We already knew the effect of sonic booms emitted by supersonic jets. We now know the effect of sonar waves on dolphins and whales.


7.It will be good that if Tamils do more research and find out the fossils from mountainous area.


8.I have given the full details of the poets names with full quotes in the Tamil version of this article and we know where those poets lived in ancient Tamil Nadu. So we can narrow down the area of our search.


9.Adi Shankara who lived in the first century BC or before, adds some interesting details about deer falling as a prey to singing hunters. ( I follow Kanchi Paramacharya in dating Adi Shankara, which is supported by Tamil literature. Please read my earlier article for the dating)

My Old Articles:-

யாளி என்னும் அதிசய மிருகம்! (Post No.11,298)

Post No. 11,298

Date uploaded in London – 26 SEPTEMBER 2022    

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Vedic Lion around the World!

tamilandvedas.com › tag › vedic-lion Vedic lion – Tamil and Vedas

Yali in Hindu temples. English word Leo is derived from Yali. Hari is a Sanskrit word for lion. Hebrew and Tamil use this word as Ari. In Tamil Ja, Ha, Sha, SH, S sounds don’t exist. So they are Tamilized.

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Singapore is Sanskrit (Post No.7109)

Date: 18 OCTOBER 2019; Post No. 7109

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Hindu Symbolism in Paris!

Research article Written by London Swaminathan
Post No.1249; Dated 24th August 2014.

–Subham—

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CHANAKYA ON WOMEN’S MIGHTY POWER!!! (Post No.4680)

WRITTEN by London Swaminathan

Date: 30 JANUARY 2018

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Post No. 4680

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Chanakya, the great genius, who lived 2300 years ago in India had given his views on various topics and issues in addition to his monumental work Athashastra—the first Economics book in the world. Following are his comments on wife and women found in his didactic work Chanakyaniti.

 

One should accept nectar even from poison, gold even from filth, knowledge even from a lowly person and a jewel of a woman even from a lowly family

Chankaya niti, chapter 1, sloka/verse17

Vishaadapyamrutam graahyamedhyaadapi kaancanam

Niicaadapyuttamaam vidhyaam striiratnam dushkulaadapi

 

A Tamil poet in Purananuru says that the king would call for service one from the lowest of the four Varnas if he is more educated. Manu says that a person can learn from the lowest caste and treat him like Guru. He also says women can be married from any caste if they are good. Vasistha’s wife Arundhati is shown as an example.

 

 

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Woman’s Sex Drive

 

The diet of a woman is twice, the intellect four times, the boldness/ courage six times, and sex drive eight times that of man

Chankaya niti, chapter 1, sloka/verse18

Aahaaro dwigunah striinaam buddhistaasaam chaturgunaa

Shatgunoadhyavasaayasca kaamascaashtagunah smrutah

 

Xxxx

 

Beauty of a Woman

The beauty of cuckoos is in their sweet cooing, that of women in their faithfulness and loyalty to their husbands, that of ugly ones in their knowledge and that of ascetics is in their forgiveness.

 

Chapter 3, sloka 6

Kokilaanaam swaro ruupam striinaam ruupam pativratam

Vidhyaa ruupam kuruupom kshamaa ruupam tapasvinaam

 

Ascetic’s anger wont last even for a moment because their nature is to forgive, says Tamil poet Tiru Valluvar.

Xxxx

 

Bell metal is cleansed with ashes, brass with acid, a woman with menstruation, and  a river with speed.

Chapter 6, sloka 3

 

Basmanaa sudhyate kaamsyam taamramamleena sudhyati

Rajasaa sudhyate narii nadhii vegena sudhyati

 

Xxxx

 

Woman on the move is wrong!

 

A king on the move gains respect, so do a Brahmin and a Yogi/saint, but a woman doing so comes to nought.

Chapter 6, sloka 4

Braman sampuujyaterajaa braman sampuujyate dwijah

Braman sampuujyate yogi strii bramantii vinasyati

Xxx

Wife’s sin goes to Husband!

 

The sin committed by the country goes to the king, that committed by the king goes to his priest, that committed by a woman goes to her husband and that pupil goes to his teacher.

Chapter 6, sloka 6

Raja raashtrakrutam paapam  raaknjah paapam purohitah

Bhartaa ca striikrutam  paapam sishyapaapam gurustathaa

 

Xxx

Don’t Marry!!!!

 

It is better not to have kingdom but not the kingdom of a bad king

 

It is better not to have a friend than to have a bad one

 

It is better not to have a student than to have a bad one

 

It is better not to have wife than to have a bad one.

 

Chapter 6, sloka 12

 

Varam na raajyam kuraajaraajyam varam na mitram na kumitra mitram

Varam na sihyo  na kushishyasishyo varam na daaraa  na kudaaradaaraah

 

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A Woman’s Strength!

The prowess of arms is the strength of king, that of  a Brahmin versed in the Veda is in knowledge of the Vedic lore  ,  beauty, sweetness and youth are the   unsurpassed strength of  women

 

Chapter 7, sloka 11

Baahuviiryam balam raaknjobraahmano brahmavid bhalii

Ruupayauvanamaadhuryam striinaam balamanuttamam

 

Source Book: Canakyaniti, Translated by Satya Vrat Shastri

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Beauty Anecdotes (Post No.4380)

Written by London Swaminathan 

 

Date: 9 NOVEMBER 2017

 

Time uploaded in London- 9-55 am

 

 

Post No. 4380

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Fontanelle ,at the age of 97, after saying many amiable and gallant things to a beautiful young lady, passed before her without seeing her, to place himself at table.

 

See, said the lady, how I ought to value your gallantries, you pass without looking at me ”

Madam, replied the old man, if I had looked at you I could not have passed.

 

Xxx

 

Dustman’s Heart

As the beautiful Duchess of Devonshire was one day stepping out of her carriage, a dustman who was accidentally standing by and was about to regale himself with his accustomed whiff of tobacco, caught a glance of her countenance, and instantly exclaimed,

Love and bless you, my lady, let me light my pipe in your eye!

 

It is said that the Duchess was so delighted with his compliment, that she frequently afterward s checked the strain of adulation which was constantly offered to her charms, by saying,

OH! After the dustman s compliment, all others are insipid ”

 

Xxxx

 

Chesterfield and Voltaire

  

Lord Chesterfield and Voltaire were attending a reception in Paris. Noticing that the English man was being assailed by some of the ladies, the French wit said to him,

My Lord,it is said that you possess keen discrimination; tell me now, who are the more handsome, the French women or the women of your own country?

 

As to that , replied chesterfield, I must admit that I cannot say,as I am no connoisseur in the art of painting.

 

Xxxxx

 

 

Curran, speaking of Madame de Stael who was by no means handsome, but a splendid conversationalist, said she ” the power of talking herself into a beauty.

 

Xxxx

 

Someone once noted to Samuel Goldwyn the beauty of his wife’s hands.

Yes, Goldwyn said, ” she has such beautiful hands, I am thinking of having a bust made of them. ”

 

Xxxx SUBHAM xxxx

 

 

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