POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - THE LAND OF PARI ( PARAMBU)
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The poem THE LAND OF PARI (PARAMBU) presents the Parambu country of the generous chieftain Pari as a land of extraordinary natural abundance. Although the three Tamil kings—the Chera, Chola and Pandya—have surrounded and besieged it, their military power cannot conquer it. The land produces its own food without the labour of farmers: bamboo-rice, jackfruit, wild yam and honey are naturally available.
Pari’s mountain is vast and beautiful, filled with clear springs and abundant natural resources. Even if the invading kings tie their war elephants to every tree and station their…
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