idi minnal ~

thulasitharayil

chaanjaadunna deepam 

[Malayalam]

idi minnal

thulasi- maadathile

aadi ashaum deepam

[Tamizh, Tamil]

thunder lightning ~

in the thulasi-thara

the dancing flame

Note

thulasithara~ the earth under thulasi / the platform in front of Hindu houses where Thulasi is grown to Welcome Goddess Lakshmi. At “sandhyaa”[twilight] a burning lamp is placed on the platform.

25-Jun-2006, 01:15:22

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