POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - THE UNCONQUERABLE PARI
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In the poem titled THE UNCONQUERABLE PARI Kapilar tells the three crowned kings that, despite their powerful victorious armies, they cannot conquer Pari’s land of Parambu. Pari has already given away its three hundred villages to those who came to him seeking gifts. Now only Pari, Kapilar, and the mountain remain. With biting irony, Kapilar suggests that if the kings truly wish to possess them, they should abandon their armies, approach Pari as humble supplicants, and sing his praises. Thus, the poem celebrates Pari’s unparalleled generosity while mocking the futility of…
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