Purananuru # 055

sands in the seashore of the God Muruga’s temple at Senythil village.

King Mara! You aew appearing as the third eye of the God Shiva having other two kings as other two eyes.

Even if you have four kinds of forces vs. elephant, cavalry, chariot and army, you could not gain victory. The victory is rest on your judgment. You should not bend on relatives and throw out other’s word. Your judgment should be as heat as the sun burns towards crimes, as warm as moon light towards others and as benevolent as rain towards needier. You, long live as the number of sands in the seashore of the God Muruga’s temple at Senythil village.

Poem by: Maruthan IlaNagan of Madurai village

Poem to: Nanmaran, the Pandia king, died in Ilavanthigai-palli village

Message: advice

Refer the original poem in Tamil with annotation