Kodava Anthem
Sri Mula kanniye,
(O primeval sacred maiden)
O Mother Kaveri,
Wear pommale* Kodagu as a garland, O Mother!
Why do you need a jommale**?
Why do you need a garland of flowers?
Wear the golden land of Kodagu as a garland, O Mother!
O sacred form of Parvati
O Lopamudra,
You descended to earth as a Brahmin’s daughter,
And to cleanse the sins
Of all the sinners
You flowed from the kundike*** to the Eastern sea.
To all the proud ones
You are merely flowing water.
But to the suffering, you are sorrow-relieving holy water.
Those without children
Those without family
And those weary with suffering, bless and care for them, O Mother!
– Nadikerianda Chinnappa
Cauvery, known as the Ganges of the south is one among the seven sacred rivers in the Hindu mythology. From ages it is believed that the devotees take a dip in the holy river to overcome their sins. On Tula Sankramana Day thousands visit the holy shrine to witness the Theerthodbhava of the River Goddess of Kodagu, at Talacauvery ( Atop Bramhagiri range of the western ghats.)
At the auspicious moment, the River Cauvery springs out from the ‘Bramhakundike.’ When there is a sudden upsurge of water in the ‘kundike’ the devoteen take a dip in the sacred pond 'Pushkarini'.
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