POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE-THE ROAR BEYOND THE SEA

ABOUT THE POEM:The poem THE CONFLUENCE OF LOVE AND VALOR praises the swift and decisive valor of Killi, who fights fiercely against an invading warrior while wearing the aathi-flower garland and the loving haste of a man weaving a cradle for his wife and newborn . The village is alive with festivals, rain, gathering darkness and the intense moment of his wife bringing forth a child. The poet compares the hero’s rapid movements in battle to the urgent, loving haste of a man weaving a cradle for his newborn and his beloved wife—highlighting courage, duty and tenderness existing together in one charged moment.THE CONFLUENCE OF LOVE AND VALORWearing the aathi-flower garland,Killi went to waragainst the warriorwho came to seize the town.His hand moved fast—swift as thought,sure as lightning.In the village, a festival rises—drums, lamps, restless voices.Inside a house,his wife undergoing laborand brings forth a son.Rain falls without pause.Evening sinks,darkness gathers its cloak.In such a fevered hour,like the hand of a manweaving a cot in hastefor the sake of his beloved,so did Killi’s handwork in battle—urgent, unerring, alive.PURANANURU - 82POET: SAATHANDAIYAR PATRON:CHOLA KING PORVAIKKOOP PERUNARKILLIபுறநானூறு - 82பாடியவர்: சாத்தந்தையார்.பாடப்பட்டோன் : சோழன் போர்வைக்கோப் பெருநற்கிள்ளி.NOTE : AATHI FLOWER -In the fragrant gardens of Tamil Sangam Literature—the Aathi flower (Bauhinia racemosa) blooms with a sacred aura auspicious for Lord Shiva. It is cherished as a blossom of divine grace, long held to be dear to Lord Shiva and glows in tradition as an emblem of purity and auspicious blessing. Lord Shiva is known through the reverent epithet “Aathi Soodi,” which refers to the flower being woven into devotional imagination and sacred praise. It is often mentioned in the victory garlands of kings and in love songs.