Thirst, Rain, Severed Heads and Magical Fluids: Soma-Like Liquids Featured in a South Indian Oral Folk Epic
This essay studies a South Asian folk epic and searches for its basic, inner message. Suffering, penance and the power of blood are core themes. The main metaphors used refer to drought and the heat generated by personal struggle. But heat releases new life, just as a hot sun engenders rain. The sto...
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Equinox
2023
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-300 |
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B Soma B Murugan B Tamil language B Beheading B folk epic B Blood |
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| 520 | |a This essay studies a South Asian folk epic and searches for its basic, inner message. Suffering, penance and the power of blood are core themes. The main metaphors used refer to drought and the heat generated by personal struggle. But heat releases new life, just as a hot sun engenders rain. The story features a severed animal head that the goddess Bhudevi then transforms into a cosmic seed, birthing a fresh new yuga cycle. The same folk epic also highlights human blood, that when spilt, transfers life-power to the earth. Animal and human lives are both implicated, with fresh pregnancies after long periods of infertility being a key outcome. A second key message emerges from the actions of Lord Vishnu near the end of the story. The ocean of the sky contains amrita or soma, an elixir that can extend or renew life. But earth-bound adversaries must learn to work together to release it. Cutting down trees and killing enemies to advance the wealth of ploughmen (human rulers), while indigenous craftsmen and hunters (asuras) suffer, invites drought and infertility, on both sides. Tolerance and respect are what bring down the rain, abundance and the renewal of life for all. | ||
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