Vol. 4 No. S-22 (2022): Volume 4, Issue S-22, Year 2022
Articles

Murugan and its Worship in Kapilar songs

Kalimuthu S
Department of Tamil, Periyar University, Salem-636011, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2022-12-01

Keywords

  • Kapilar,
  • Worship,
  • Marutham Land,
  • Kurinji,
  • Murugan

How to Cite

S, K. (2022). Murugan and its Worship in Kapilar songs. International Research Journal of Tamil, 4(S-22), 252-257. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt224s-22240

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Abstract

Kapilar sang most of the songs in Ettuthogai and Pathupaatu of Sangam literature. He was also called 'Kurinjikor Kapilar'. Out of that 235 songs were sung by Kapilar. Of these 38 songs are about the external subjects and the remaining 197 songs are about internal subjects. Out of this 197 1 songs belong to Paalai land, 3 to Neythal land, 1 to Mullai land and 1 to Marutham land.  The remaining 191 songs belong to Kurinji land. There are others who have sung a verse in such detail. Since Kapilar has sung many Kurinchi songs, the aim of this article is to study the Kurinji land god Murugan and its worship.

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