Turtles in Vedic Sacrifice and the Dravidian concept of

[Harold F. Arnold]

In two separate postings S. Palaniappan writes,

>In a CT poem, the longing of hero's heart for the company of his beloved is
>compared to the desire of the turtle in/near the vedic sacrificial pit with
>rising fire, for the pond with (cool) shade.

and,

>It is interesting that in a quintessential Tamil love poem we find a poet from
>a hunter background using elements of a very specific Vedic ritual!


        Isn't it more likely that we are dealing with a poet from a Vedic
ritual background who is assuming the persona of a hunter?