The Book of Vanci Canto 29 Canto 29 – The Benediction: This Canto repeated the story of Cenkuttuvan. He was the son of Ceralatan, the King who defeated Konku. He then returned to the city of Vanci where he received many holy men, who informed him that several northern kings gathered on the occasion of … Read more
The Book of Vanci Canto 28 Summary [E] Canto 28 – The Dedication of the Memorial Stone As the evening approached the City of Vanci and the subjects eagerly awaiting the return of their beloved King and loved ones, as they entered, there was a sense of jubilance that ran around the city. “The lover … Read more
The Book of Vanci Canto 27 Summary Canto 27 – The Lustration: Cenkuttuvan successfully brought the stone and then he went to the bank of holy river Ganga and paved the stone enraged with the image of the goddess as had been instructed in the scriptures, assisted by the Brahmanas who were well versed in … Read more
The Book of Vanci canto 26 Summary [C] Canto 26 – Removing the Stone: The councillors, including the priests, ministers and astrologers, came to the King and blessed him. They asked the king regarding his intention to go to the north. The king spoke in the public that they could no longer ignore the talks … Read more
The Book of Vanci Canto 25 Summary -The Choice of a Stone Cenkuttuvan, the Ceral king, who amazed the Gods with the impossible feat of tearing apart the cadamba oak, also engraved his bow emblem on the Himalayas. Once, when he was with his queen llanko Venmal, he thought of visiting the mountain where the … Read more
The book of vanci canto 24 summary THE BOOK OF VANCI I. Canto 24 to Canto 30 : The Subject-matter Kannaki’s ascension to heaven was witnessed by some hill dwellers, who narrated the events to the king Cenkuttuvan who was camping at the bank of Periyar river. The famous poet Cattan was also present on … Read more
