The Nature of the Four Lands in Kar Narpathu

Abstract

It is called natural because it appears and disappears naturally without being created by any object. Everything created by God, from man to living and non-living things, is a part of nature. For a man to live in this world in a good way, the environment around him takes precedence. There is no literature in the world that does not focus on that environment with nature. From the poets of the Sangam age to the poets of the present day, they have adorned nature according to their own accord. Since the man had set up his way of life with nature on that day, they lived happily and without the disease. Today, because of the arrangement of culture, customs, food, clothing, and shelter in accordance with the modern world, it is clear that life is also in a state of rapid decay in accordance with the modern world. Thus, focusing on the natural events of autumn and the cultural messages of that period, the awaiting of the woman for the arrival of the departed man is compared to the scenery of the four lands. Tolkappiyar has prescribed God for only four Thinais. God was not defined for the Palai Thinai (deserted land). Generally, since the desert is a dry area and it is rare for people to see nature and live there, he prioritized only four lands instead of the Palai desert. In that way, the article explores the nature of the four lands in Kar Narpathu’s songs.