Among Paniya Yeravas. if the unmarried die, they are carried in sleeping posture; if the old or married die they are carried in the sitting posture. While all arrangements are being made to take the body to  itele 'burial or cremation ground', the women-folk sit in front of the body and sing weeping.
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"Sir... .you came to this world naked. In this world you faced many difficulties and died. Leaving sisters, brothers, children, women weeping, food, water, everything, you died. Being sweet like sugarcane, by walking smoothly like banana plant, leaving all of us, you died. These many years, laughing, dancing, holding the sword and sickle in the hand, by looking after us like mother, you died. You went round the red fort earth, heaven and now you are going to hide in the mother, you died. In the death bed. while death was approaching. you did not do or say as 'alas. I am dying', you died" |
okka kireva ku:
andu
