தக்கயாகப்பரணியின் போர்ப்படையும் போர்க்காட்சியும் The Army and War Scene in Thakkayagaparani

Abstract

The paper investigates the hypothesis that one should welcome the enemy with a smile, should walk without arrogance, should not support evil and should have a forgiving character. An individual should be with virtuous character to become a man of ethics in life. Tamil society has followed ethics in life and war. They have serenely maintained ethics in all walks of life. Ancient myths of Tamil society prove the idea of chivalry and forgiving nature. “Thakkayagaparani”, one of such mythological treatises deals with the scenes of war, causes of war and forces underlying war. Based on the myths of the Hindu pantheon of Gods and Goddesses, the work details the innate nature that will make Gods into demons and demons into Gods. In the battle scene, the army of Gods and Veerabhatra's ghosts and demons fight. The scene where the Gods fight again after defeat, as Gods turn into demons and the demons into Gods shows how virtue makes difference between them. The scene where the female forces of the Goddess fight with the Gods, the battle scene between Veerabhatra and Tirumal, and the scene where Veerabhatra’s fight with Indra, Brahman and Tirumal as portrayed in “Thakkayagaparani” are explored in this article.

Keywords

• parani
• thakkayagaparani
• war troops
• battle
• veerabhatra.