Silappadhikaram
(Literary Appreciation)
7
Kanal Vari
Kovalan & Madhavi reciting Kanalvari
A scene:
The pair of cuckoos together they were happily resting
and reciting in their nest on a dense green tree,
the female hatching the eggs.
and reciting in their nest on a dense green tree,
the female hatching the eggs.
A very big venomous cobra residing in a hole below the tree
was trying either to catch the birds or swallow the eggs.
A peacock sitting on a branch of a nearby tree was
watching the snake.
watching the snake.
It suddenly opened its wings, flies fast, catches the snake
with its strong legs and comes back to the branch of tree.
With its claws tears the snake and swallows, thus killing it.
After quenching its hunger, seeing the clouds on the sky,
started dancing wide opening its colorful feathers.
with its strong legs and comes back to the branch of tree.
With its claws tears the snake and swallows, thus killing it.
After quenching its hunger, seeing the clouds on the sky,
started dancing wide opening its colorful feathers.
As the venomous snake is dead, the cuckoos are happy
and started cooing. The whole atmosphere is happy. The monkeys
jump from branches to branches happily. The bloomed flowers
from the trees fall in the Kavery river, which is moving slowly
with shy to meet her sea mate, the flowers making a garland
with shy to meet her sea mate, the flowers making a garland
on her neck
Story Line
In these environment, Madhavi lying on the lap of Kovalan,
recite together the sea shore songs, kanalvari padal .
" Poovar solai mayilala
purindhu kuilgal isai pada
kamar malai arugu asaiya
nadanthai vazhi kaveri ! "
" kamar malai arugu asaiya
nadanthavellam ninkanavar
thirunthu sengol valaiyamai
arindhen vazhi kaveri ! "
Kovalan recited about Kaveri river as in first stanza.
Madhavi recited about the river and the ruler in second stanza
Kovalan already bitten by envy bug because of her beauty,
grace and elegance and her public admiration,
grace and elegance and her public admiration,
suspected her fidelity to him and got annoyed,
Leaves Madhavi and returns to his wife Kannagi.
Madhavi, being truly in love, sends a messenger to Kovalan,
expressing her despair and helplessness.
She repents for any of her mistakes and repents for her
her birth in unchaste family.
She returns all the wealth of Kovalan,
but he rejects.
Madhavi vows that she will be last woman in such a family
and bring up their daughter, Manimekhalai,
in a religious and pious way.
Shaving her head clean, adorning the religious attire,
adopted Buddhist religion for pious life
along with her daughter.
What a transformation from unchaste woman to
loyal mistress to pious woman!
Against Madhavi's will, her mother Chitrapathi in a
dubious way, showing Kovalan's ring to Kannagi
drained all their wealth. As chaste and dedicated wife,
without asking any question, Kannagi sent all the demands.
When Kovalan returned to Kannagi, he was penniless.
Kannagi happily received Kovalan, as if nothing has happened.
Kovalan repents for his unfaithful action.
But, he was not knowing what to do for the earning.
Kannagi readily removes her anklets for the investment
to do their business, forgiving all his past actions.
They decided to leave Pukhar and proceed to
Madurai in Pandiya Kingdom.
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Madhavi, being truly in love, sends a messenger to Kovalan,
expressing her despair and helplessness.
She repents for any of her mistakes and repents for her
her birth in unchaste family.
She returns all the wealth of Kovalan,
but he rejects.
Madhavi vows that she will be last woman in such a family
and bring up their daughter, Manimekhalai,
in a religious and pious way.
Shaving her head clean, adorning the religious attire,
adopted Buddhist religion for pious life
along with her daughter.
What a transformation from unchaste woman to
loyal mistress to pious woman!
Against Madhavi's will, her mother Chitrapathi in a
dubious way, showing Kovalan's ring to Kannagi
drained all their wealth. As chaste and dedicated wife,
without asking any question, Kannagi sent all the demands.
When Kovalan returned to Kannagi, he was penniless.
Kannagi happily received Kovalan, as if nothing has happened.
Kovalan repents for his unfaithful action.
But, he was not knowing what to do for the earning.
Kannagi readily removes her anklets for the investment
to do their business, forgiving all his past actions.
They decided to leave Pukhar and proceed to
Madurai in Pandiya Kingdom.
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