What is Aathichudi English?
It is called Aathichoodi because the opening hymn (கடவுள் வாழ்த்து) starts with the word Aathi-choodi (meaning Lord Shiva). It is so beautifully written that each line starts with a letter in the Tamil Alphabet!
Who wrote Aathichudi?
poet Avvaiyar
Aathichudi is a collection of verses written by poet Avvaiyar ( it means respected woman- yes ..she is a woman poetess) and written many moons ago. It is said to be written in 3rd century (BCE). There are 109 verses.
When did Avvaiyar born?
Among them, the first Avvaiyar lived during the Sangam period (c. 3rd century BCE) and is said to have had cordial relations with the Tamil chieftains Vēl Pāri and Athiyamān. She wrote 59 poems in the Puṟanāṉūṟu.
When was Avvaiyar died?
Among them, Avvaiyar I lived during the Sangam period (c. 1st and 2nd century CE) and had cordial relation with the Tamil chieftains Paari and Athiyaman. She wrote 59 poems in the Puṟanāṉūṟu. Avvaiyar II lived during the period of Kambar and Ottakoothar during the reign of the Chola dynasty in the 13th century.
How did Avvaiyar become old?
According to legend, Vinayaka bestowed young Avvai with the looks of an old woman, as she did not want to be entangled in marriage. With her poems pregnant with common sense, she could easily impress kings and commoners. Kings valued her wisdom and wanted her to stay in their courts, but she refused to be bogged down.
How old is Avvaiyar?
The earliest Avvaiyar is believed to have lived in the Sangam period and her poems are found in the Purananuru , Kurunthogai and Natrinai . The second Avvaiyar lived in the 12th Century and was a contemporary of Kambar. Many poems and the Avvai Kural , comprising 310 kurals in 31 chapters, belong to this period.
Where did Avvaiyar born?
In Muppandal, a small village in the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. there is an image of Avvaiyar.
Was Avvaiyar real?
Avvaiyar II lived during the period of Kambar and Ottakoothar during the reign of the Chola dynasty in the tenth century. She is often imagined as an old and intelligent lady by Tamil people.
Is Avvaiyar a saint?
Long, long ago, an elderly woman, a poet-saint, dedicated herself to service of the Tamil language. Long, long ago, an elderly woman, a poet-saint, dedicated herself to service of the Tamil language. She was known as Avvaiyar. She regarded Tamil as her mother and devoted her life to singing verses on right living.
How did Avvaiyar died?
Legend. A popular legend in Tamil is the story of the first Avvaiyar and the Naaval (Jambu) tree. Avvaiyar, believing she had achieved everything that is to be achieved, was pondering her retirement from Tamil literary work while resting under a Naaval tree.
What did Avvaiyar do?
The medieval period Avvaiyar was the court poet of the Chola monarch and was the contemporary of Kambar and Ottakkuttar. She found great happiness in the life of small children. Her works, Ātticcūṭi and Konraiventhan, written for young children, are even now generally read and enjoyed by them.
Is Avvaiyar real?
Avvaiyar II lived during the period of Kambar and Ottakoothar during the reign of the Chola dynasty in the 13th century. She is often imagined as an old and intelligent lady by Tamil people. She wrote many of the poems that remain very popular even now and are inculcated in school textbooks in Tamil Nadu.