Volume II, Issue V, May 2026
Volume-II, Issue-V, May, 2026 |
Received: 22.05.2026 | Accepted: 29.05.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.05.2026 | Page No: 2060-2071 | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.05W.467 | |||
‘কুড়ুন্দোগৈ’ ও ‘বৈষ্ণব পদাবলী’-তে প্রকৃতির আলঙ্কারিক প্রয়োগ ড. শ্রীনাথ মাইতি, রিসার্চ অ্যাসোসিয়েট, ক্লাসিক্যাল তামিল টেক্সটস বেঙ্গলি ট্রান্সলেশন প্রোজেক্ট: এট্টুত্তোকাই-পত্তুপ্পাট্টু, সেন্ট্রাল ইন্স্টিটিউট অফ ক্লাসিক্যাল তামিল (CICT), চেন্নাই, ভারতড. সেন্থিল প্রকাশ সেলকুট্টি, সহযোগী অধ্যাপক, তামিল বিভাগ, বিশ্বভারতী, শান্তিনিকেতন, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
The Figurative Use of Nature in Kuruntokai and Vaishnava Padavali Dr. Srinath Maity, Research Associate, Classical Tamil Texts Bengali Translation Project: Ettuttokai and Pattuppattu, Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), Chennai, IndiaDr. Senthil Prakash. S., Associate Professor, Department of Tamil, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The aesthetic and functional application of nature in two distinct literary traditions: the ancient Tamil Sangam work, ‘Kuruntokai’, and the medieval Bengali ‘Vaishnava Padavali’. Despite being separated by significant temporal and geographical divides, both traditions utilize nature as a sophisticated rhetorical tool to express profound human emotions, particularly love and longing. In ‘Kuruntokai’, nature is structured through the Akam (inner life) tradition, utilizing the Tinai system— classifying landscapes based on place, time, and specific environmental elements (Karupporul)— to mirror human psychological states (Uripporul). Techniques like Ullurai Uvamam (implied simile) and Iraicci (suggestive meaning) allow poets to convey complex emotional messages through natural imagery. Similarly, ‘Vaishnava Padavali’ employs nature as an Uddipan Bibhab (stimulant of emotions), where the lush landscapes of Vraja and the changing seasons act as dynamic catalysts for Radha’s spiritual devotion and pangs of separation from Krishna. While ‘Kuruntokai’ remains rooted in realistic, secular depictions of nature as a reflection of the human psyche, ‘Vaishnava Padavali’ elevates nature into a transcendental realm, where every element resonates with divine consciousness. The article concludes by emphasizing that both traditions converge in their use of natural imagery to transcend geographical boundaries, articulating the universal language of love and separation, and highlighting the contemporary relevance of this ecological perspective in understanding the intrinsic bond between humanity and the environment. | ||
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