POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - PARI’S LAND: WHERE JUSTICE MAKES THE JASMINE BLOOM
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In the poem titled PARI’S LAND: WHERE JUSTICE MAKES THE JASMINE BLOOM the land of Pari remained fertile and prosperous despite ominous celestial portents and natural disturbances. Its enduring abundance was attributed to the king’s righteous rule and the flourishing presence of the wise. The people believed that righteous governance and the virtue of learned men ensured timely monsoons and the continued blossoming of jasmine.
NOTE ON IMAGERY: The blazing, smoke-trailing meteors, the appearance of comets and Venus moving southward represent celestial omens. The budding jasmine…
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