Horses

[Palaniappa]

In a message dated 98-05-08 16:55:59 EDT, GANESANS at CL.UH.EDU writes:

<<
 This origin myth of Ganesa is different from the majority
 of tamil/sanskrit stories on Ganesa's birth. You must
 hear this tEvaaram sung by an Otuvaar in a "siva
 temple to realize the power.

        piTi atan2 uru umai koLa miku kari atu
        vaTikoTu tan2atu aTi vazipaTumavar iTar
        kaTi kaNapati vara aruLin2an2 miku koTai
        vaTivin2ar payil valivalam uRai iRaiyE.
  >>
This origin myth is the subject of a lesson in the Tamil Reader authored by
James Lindholm and K. Paramasivam. This book was used in the '70s and early
'80s in US universities that offered courses in Tamil. I do not know if it is
still being used.

Regards

S. Palaniappan