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முதற் காண்டம் 61 இரண்டாவது நகரப் படலம்      வளன் பிறந்த சூதேய நாட்டின் தலைமைப் பதியாகிய எருசலேம் நகரத்தின் சிறப்பைக் கூறும் பகுதி.                     எருசலேம் பெருமை      -விளம், -மா, தேமா, - விளம், -மா, தேமா                            1 மெய்வ்வழி மறைநூ னீங்கி வியனுல கினிதென் றின்னா வவ்வழி வுற்ற தென்ன வதிந்தெமை யளித்துக் காக்கச் செவ்வழி யுளத்த தூயோன் றெரிந்தமா நகரி தென்றா லிவ்வழி பின்ன ருண்டோ வெருசலே நகரை வாழ்த்த. மெய் வழி மறை நூல் நீங்கி, வியன் உலகு இனிது என்று,                                        இன்ன...

முதலாவது நாட்டுப் படலம்      தேம்பாவணியின் 3615 பாடல்களும் 36 படலங்களாக உட்பிரிவு பெற்றுள்ளன. இவற்றை ஒவ்வொன்றும் பன்னிரு படலங்கள் கொண்ட மூன்று பாகங்களாக முதற்கண் வெளியிட்டோர் ஒவ்வொன்றும் ஒவ்வொரு காண்டமென்று எண்ணிக்கைப் பெயரிட்டுள்ளனர். முடி சூட்டுப் படலம், 131-ஆம் பாடலிலும், பாவுரை பதிகத்தும் புறவுரை ஆசிரியத்தும் படலத் தொகையும் பாடல் தொகையும் குறிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன; காண்டம் பற்றிய விவரமே இல்லை. நூலின் தன்னிறைவு கொண்ட பெரும் பிரிவே காண்டம் எனக் கொள்ளத்தக்கது. அதனோடும் இக்காண்டப்பிரிவு பொருந்தவில்லை. எனவே, தேம்பாவணிக்குக் காண்டப் பிரிவு இல்லையென்று கொள்க.      படலம் என்பது காப்பிய உட்பிரிவாய்த் தன்னிறைவு கொண்டு, அடுத்து வரும் படலத்தோடு கதைத் தொடர்பு கொண்டு நிற்பது.      இப்படலம் வளன் பிறந்த சூதேய நாட்டின் இயற்கை வளத்தை இணைத்துக் கூறும் பகுதி.                         மழை வளம்   ...

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PERIANAYAGI Oh! Holy Mother of God Perianayagi enshrined as the Queen of Konankuppam. You are the channel of heavenly graces and gifts. We grasp your lotus feet and beseech your loving care and intercession to keep us always under your mantle for a safe and happy journey in this world of sin and tears. Be ever with us to console in our sickness, sufferings and sorrows. Help us to help others in want and distress. When our last minute is at hand, keep us on your Holy Lap to take us to your Son and Our Lord Jesus Christ to enjoy heavenly bliss forever and ever Amen. (Say three Hail Mary)

The above picture depicts the statue which was made in manila and brought to this shrine. The statue  and the details around were designed by Rev. Fr. Beschi. He also wrote a poem while he was at Elakurichi, long before this church was built and the statue was made, which describes the exact same picture. That poem describes as though the author is watching Mother Mary walking among people gloriously as heavenly queen with Holy Angels. I infer and understand from this poem that author wrote this poem at the state of having a vision, or at the state of meditation or contemplation or after the aforementioned status. I sat under a tree shade near Periyanayagi Matha church and watch people going in and coming out of the church. There I witness many faith expressions of people. Some people enter the church with excitement, hope, joy, and happiness. Some go inside the church with burdened heart and faces with lot of intercessions, but with strong hope and with great expectations. F...

Costanzo Giuseppe Beschi    Courtesy  Catholic Encyclopaedia "Born at Castiglione in the Venetian Republic, 1680; died at Manapar c. 1746. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1698, and went to the Mandura mission in 1710, during nearly forty years of apostolic life proving himself a worthy successor of the founder of the Mandura Mission, the celebrated Roberto de' Nobili. Once he barely escaped suffering death for the Christian religion. Though primarily a missionary and always at the head of a district,  he is better know as one of the classical writers of Tamil literature. No sooner had he arrived in India than he began the study of Sanskrit, Telugu, and especially of Tamil. Thanks to his genius and indefatigable industry, he mastered the Tamil grammar in five years, and for the next twenty years made so thorough a study of the whole field of Tamil literature that the native men of letters bowed to him as their master. He composed a grammar of High Tamil, and w...

Thembavani: A tamil book Fr. Beschi wrote from Periyanayagi Matha Church http://www.tamilvu.org/library/l4310/html/l4310ind.htm A rare book on St. Joseph Source: http://www.tamilvu.org/

Perianayagi Madha History [ edit ] The  Peria Nayagi [1]   Shrine  was constructed by the great missionary  Constanzo Beschi . Periya Nayagi Shrine The place where the shrine is located was once a forest place in Mugasaparur at Konankuppam. People used to come here for feeding their flocks. There were lots of trees and bushes here. In the 17th century, the Italian priest and a great missionary, Fr.Beschi, brought two statues of  Mother Mary  to be kept in the place where he worked, namely  Elakuruchi  / Thirukavalur (now in  Kumbakonam  Diocese). He preached all over Tamil Nadu and on the way to his place he happened to pass over this forest and due to tiredness he slept under a tree with the two statues. The boys who were looking after the cattle playfully hid one of the statues behind the bush. Fr. Beschi was shocked to know that one statue was missing and went to his place sadly. Periya Nayagi There was a man...

Rev. Fr. Constantine Joseph Beschi, Jesuit Missionary, was responsible for evangelization of simple people to kings of his time; in my mind he was the first one to bring systematic catechist training to India; he built many churches in India with the help of revelation and visions guided prayers and conversion of kings of Tamil Nadu of his time. There are many recorded healings and extraordinary gifts showered upon people at his intercession, while he was in this world; today multitudes go to the churches and shrines he built and follow Jesus and bestow Mother Mary intercessory blessings. Thus he continues his missionary work even today. Last year, I made a trip to many of the churches and shrine he built and associated with. I have been reflecting on his life through some of his writings and testament artifacts. This year I made a trip again in the same route. I am totally impressed by this holy Priest's faith life and contributions. I wou...

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https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=393344568690602751#editor/target=post;postID=8894843933071915269 Periyanayagi Madha shrine [1]  is a famous Roman Catholic Church, dedicated to St.  Mary , mother of  Jesus  constructed by an Italian missionary Fr.  Constantine Beschi  also called as Veeramamunivar. It is in  Cuddalore  district in  Tamil Nadu ,  India . History [ edit ] Once  Konankuppam  was a forest where people from the nearby village brought their flocks for grazing. During the 17th century an Italian missionary, Fr.Beshi, brought two statues of Mother Mary to consecrate at  Elakurichi  ( Thirukavalur ), where he worked. Passing through the forest on the way to Elakurichi he felt tired, and fell asleep under a tree. Children who were looking after their cattle nearby playfully hid one of the statues behind a bush. Fr. Beshi was upset to discover that a statue was missing and went on sadly...