The River Speaks by Elizabeth Rani Segran
Author:Elizabeth Rani Segran [Segran, Elizabeth Rani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ancient, Classical, Fiction, Literary Collections, Poems, Poetry
ISBN: 9788184756944
Google: DnwruNVgFUkC
Amazon: 0143415077
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2012-09-24T04:00:00+00:00
Lines 7–8
the waters spreading like the flood at the time of cosmic dissolution (Pari. 6:3)
Line 9
mountain animals: deer, etc. (Pari. 6:4)
Lines 15–17
so that the poems sung by the tongues of poets whose wisdom is acclaimed (Pari. 6:7–10)
The line refers to poems that sing the glory of the Vaiyai. Some examples cited by Aiyar include Kalittokai 67:2–3 and Cilappatikaram 13:169–70.
Lines 22–28
For drying themselves after bathing in the river, the women take with them fragrant wood, and fire to burn the wood. They also carry flowers to wear on their heads, oblations and other offerings to the river such as golden fish. The advent of the river causes their happy lovers to wear clothes appropriate for this day (Pari. 6:11–13)
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