ജരിത എന്ന പക്ഷിയുടേയും ... - Mathrubhumi
The Malayalam poem (Jaritha and Her Children) is a touching extract from the Mahabharata , famously rendered in the Kili-ppattu style by Thunjathu Ezhuthachan . It depicts the selfless love of a mother bird and the wisdom of her young chicks during the devastating Khandava Forest fire . Jarithayum Makkalum Kavitha Lyrics (Malayalam) Jarithayum Makkalum Kavitha Lyrics (Malayalam) : This story
: This story is found in the Khandava-daha Parva (The Burning of the Khandava Forest) of the Mahabharata. Key Themes : Demonstrating incredible maturity, the chicks
: Jaritha suggests they hide in a nearby rat hole, which she will cover with dust to protect them from the heat. Although the children fear the rat living there, they are ultimately, through their prayers and the fire's selective mercy, miraculously spared from the blaze. Key Themes Key Themes : Demonstrating incredible maturity
: Demonstrating incredible maturity, the chicks urge their mother to fly away and save herself. They argue that if she survives, she can have more children and continue the lineage, but if they all stay and die, the family line ends forever.