Definition of Kolam

 

flda,ï hkak w¾: oelaúu

idudkH Ôú;fha Ndú;d lrk wdldrfhka flda,ï hk jpkhg úúO wre;a we;s nj y`ÿkd.; yelsh' ck jyfrys Ndú;d lrk wdldrh wkqj flda,ï hkak Ndú;d lrkqfha —úlg hula lsÍu˜ hkakhs' flfia kuqÿ l:d jHjydrfha l=ula wrUhd fuh Ndú;d l<o fmdÿ ckhd i`oyd rÑ; ldjH .%ka:j,o we;=<;a úh' f,dajev i`.rdfõ —md,d .sh jeks nyqrE flda,ï˜ f,i olajd we;' kuq;a j¾;udkfha flda,ï hkak ikaksfõokh i`oyd fhdod.kq ,nkafka iroï lsÍu msKsih' flda,ï hkak fou< NdIdfõ o" u,hd,ï we;=¿ ol=Kq bkaÈhdkq NdId lsysmhl o" f;<s`.= NdIdfú o" lKaKv NdIdfõ o úúO w¾:hkaf.ka Ndõ;d lrkakg õh'

flda,ï hkak Y%S ,xldfõ .eï kegqï úfYaIhla y`ÿkajk jpkhls' flda,ï iïm%odh Y%S ,xldfõ my;rg m%foaYj, me;sÍ mj;sk ck kdglhla jYfhka y`ÿkajdÈh yelsh' fuu ck kdgl úfYaIfhys iqúfYaI;ajh jkafka ta ta pß;hka ksrEmKh lrkq ,nk md;% j¾.hd fma%Ëlhd iómhg meñfKkafka fjia uqyqKq me<`of.kh' fuys úYd, fjia uqyqKq m%udKhla fhdod.kS' flda,ñ u`vqj ;=< úYd, l:d m%jD;a;s m%udKhla r`. ±lafõ' fuys flda,ï kegqïj,ska ydiH rih jvd;a m%n, wdldrfhka ,ndfokakg úh' flda,ï kegqï my;rg hla kegqïj,ska m%Njh jkakg we;s nj yd flda,ïys l%u úldYfhka kdv.ï ck kdgl we;sõh hkak;a úhf;l=f.a woyihs' fuu kdglh i`oyd Ndú;d lrkq ,nkafka hla fnrh fyj;a my;rg fnrhhs'

Performance in Kolam

flda,ï kdgH bÈßm;a lsßu iy pß; lsysmhla úia;r lsÍu

flda,ï kdgl wdrïN jkafka f;rejka iy il, foú foaj;djqkag wdrdOkd lsÍfuks' ta i`oyd moH wiQ myla fhdodf.k we;' bka wk;=rej flda,ï W;am;a;s l:dj r`.olajhs'

flda,ï kdgl o¾Ykfhys uq,skau wj;S¾K jkafka wKfnrldrhdhs' Wmydih okjk pß;hls' rdc mk;g wKfnr lsÍu i`oyd Wäka ;,mamdjla ne`o ojq,o Wrfhys,df.k ierñáhla iy ñá;,m; /f.k w;mh fjjq,ñka bi lg kslg fid,jk ;o uy¨úfha miqjk wfhls' weiska ln;a láka fl,;a je.sf¾ Tfvdlal=j my;g isákfia mÉpjvula bKjg ne`o Wrud, me<`o ish¨fokdyg je`o infhka wjir b,a,d nrjd mh fid,jñka fjßu;ska inhg meñfKa'

fid,a,d nrjd mh ;d,hd

fu,a,d fkdj leisuqildrhd

l,a,d .sh jhi;a mekmShd

fnd,a,d fjl wKfnrldrhd

fyajd flda,u o wKfnr flda,u fuka ydiH okjkakls' fudyq iu`. rx.kfhys fhoSug ìß`o;a meñfK;s' rcqf.ka ;k;=re ,enQ fudyq y`ÿkajkafka worfha c,h msÍ.sh fnd,`o ulalka l=fkl= f,isks'

ksß`ÿkaf.ka fmdrK

isák ;k;=re ,enf.k

kgñka c,h nvf.k

fnd,`o uqlalka l=fkla ;j tk

fudyq iqrdjg f,d,ajQ wfhl= f,i kg;s' oe,s frdie,sj .sh bia mhshla ysi me<`o" l. m<`. iqr;skao" ierheáh wfkla w;skao" ;,m; lsys,af,a rejdf.k fyajdrd<f.a Worh bÈrhg fkrd f.diskah' r`.uvf,ys kegqï n,kdfuka uy;=kag meñfKk f,i f.kd rdcd{dj iys; ikakia m;%h m%ldYlsÍu;a r`.oelaúh hq;= flda,ï m%udKh oekaùu;a msKsi meñfKk fyajdrd, olsk iNdfõ isák fma%laIlhkaf.a i;=gq iskd kj;ajd Tyqf.a rdcldßh ms<sn`oj wjOdkh fhoùu fmdf;a.=ref.a ld¾hhs'

fyajdrd,f.ka miqj inhg meñfKkafka wdrÉÑrd<hs' f.hs Wka l< n;la fkd,en wola lsmS huhd f,iska weila rjd n,ñka wvqlal=jg hula we;aoehs n,ñka inhg meñfKa' fudyq ÿmam;a whg mSvd lrhs widOdrKh lrhs' fudyqf.a yevrej fukau pß;h o wj,iaikh lg kshú,dh' weia jmrj f.disks' lshkafka fndre niah' rdcldßh i`oyd t;rï iqÿiq isyshla ke;' inhg meñfKkafka iqrdmdkfhka imamdhïùh'

lfg;a o;a iqoaod lshhs

wK rc toaod

fodvhs je,a neoaod

rd, wdrÉÑ fínoaod

 fmaähd inhg tkafka flda,ï rx. N+ñfha úhka ne`§u i`oydh' tneúka mQ¾j rx.hg wh;a pß;hls' fmaä flda,u rc wK mßÈ ms<s fmdÜgksh lrg f.k w;g yerñáhla f.k jg msg n,ñka f.j,a ;dkdhïj, úhka n`Èkg fnr kdoh wid weojQ mdo ;nd ú.iska ths'

fï rg isá uy;=ka wK f,igd

uu wdñ úhka n`Èkd f,i fudngd

;e.s fof;d;a kgñka fid`o f,igd

uyd fmaä yud lshñka fl,s ljgd

B<`. md;%hka f,i wmamqjre i`oyd mqoa.,hska fofofkl= fhdodf.k we;' Tjqka inhg meñfKkafka rdc wK bgqlsÍu i`oydh' fudjqka iq¿ rdcH fiajlhska fuka flda,ïlrejkaf.a Wmydihg fkdfj;s' Tjqka .relug ksis wh f,i ie,flk w;r wdor f.!rjhg ksiafida nj lshfõ'

wmamqjre fokakd

;,afld, ñáh .kakd

YriS is;= fukakd

fuinhg oeka tkakd

uqo,s flda,u iqrEmS mqoa.,fhla f,iska y`ÿkajd we;' idudkH rdcH fiajlhskag jvd f.!rjfhka hqla; mqoa.,fhls' uqo,s flda,fï iqúfYaI;ajhla jkafka ;ksj inhg fkdmeñKSuhs' Tyq rx.dj;S¾K jkafka wdjf;ajldrfhl= iu`.h' uqo,sjrhdg r`.u`vf,a muKla fkdj bka msg;o flda,ï rx.khg wod< wjYH;d fidhd ne,Sug we;'

bkamiq fmrlS uqo,s`ÿ fokakd

ÿka wkila ila lsjq if`oysu jkakd

oeka úuik iqr rlsk f,iskakd

.ka ueo nei Yfklska weúÈkakd

rc;=ud iy ìij f,i inhg meñfKkafka l<s`.= rc;=udh' rkais¿ me<`o" rkañKs nrK iys;j isõieg NrKfhka ieriS" rka lsre¿ ysfiys orñka" bfKys rka lvqjla me<`of.k ìij iu`. inhg jevu lr flda,ï keröug wiqka .ks;s'

rkañKs lsre<o orñka nn,;

bka wK oere ch fldka;h f.k w;

kka ñKs leka uq;= ueKsflka nn,;

mska isß Wðf;jq rcqoeka fuys t;

kd. lkHdj kd fjia yeroud inhg meñfKkafka foj`.kla f,isks' weh if,¨kaf.a is;a rd.fhka fmd<UjkakSh' isrer rkajkah' fowor r;= ,jk; mn<fia jkafkah' fo;sia rd. iy mo;d, is;+ ú,iska f;r meñKs /`.=fuka mshhqre yxi meáhka f,,ojñka Èñ fodka fodï y`äka ßisf,i b`.iq`. kgjñka weismsh fkdfy,ñka weh infhys r`.kakSh'

iqks, fk;s`ÿjr ñks .k rkl=i

.yk; isß Wiq,d

mn, ofi fo wor r;= ,jk;

if;diska weis fldu,d

ksu, oika fld`o fm< nn,k

isfhd,`. f.f,kqÿ,d

lu, iÈis úh kd ,`o msßis

nr`.fok ;=kq ,S,d

f,daldêm;s hlaIhd fkdfhla wdNrKfhka ieriS wmuK Nh t,jkakdjQ fo o< f,,ojñka fkdfhla reÿre .;s .kafkah' l=fõr fjiuqks rcqf.ka jrï ,ndf.k isß,lg meñK ñksiqka we`. fjfiñka mqo m`vqre ,nd Tjqkg iem; i,iajd fok hlaIfhla jk fudyq inhg meñfKkafka ysijg uq.=rla lrljñks'

;¿ fid,ajd lg ks;s jhñkafka

isßfkl nrkska f.k m,Èkafka

khs;u we`. bi f.k fj,ñkafka

f,daldêm;s hfldhs kgkafka

by; wdldrhg úu¾Ykh lrk úg flda,ï kdgH mqrdu by; i`oyka l<d jQ ish¨u pß; wjia:dfjka wjia:djg meñK /hla myka jk;=re Wmydih iy mQcd¾:fhka hqla; k¾;kfhys fhfo;s'

Kolam's Ritialistic features

wNspdrd;aul ,laIK

flda,ï rx.kfha wdrïNfha rx.dj;S¾Kjk pß; wglau tlu isoaêhla wrNhd tkï fmr isß;g wkqj flda,ï o¾aYkhla bÈßm;a lsÍu" ksrEmkh lsÍu Wfoid ilia lrk ,o tajd jk w;r ta u`.ska flda,ï rx.khg fi!kao¾hd;aul jQ wdrïNhlao imhkafkah' ì%;dkH fl!;=ld.dr msgm;g wkqj flda,ï rx.kfha§ uq,skau fõÈldjg meñfKkafka wKfnr flda,uhs' fuu flda,u Ndú;d jkafka flda,ï rx.kh keröu i`oyd rc;=uka jevujk nj iNdjg oekqï§u i`oydh'

Èv f;o we;s wmf.a rc;=uka

jevujkd nj lshkd f,iska

bv fkdj mrijkd neúka

w`vfnrldrhd tk yeá n,ka

bka miqj flda,ï pß; tlska tl rx.khg meñfKa'

flda,ï rx.khg we;=<;alr we;s hlaI N+ñld ms<sn`oj wjOdkh fhduq lsÍfï§ w;S;fha fndfyda ,dxlsl .eñhka n,s"f;dú,a" Ydka;sl¾u ms<sn`oj oeä úYajdihla ;snqKs' ta wkqj flda,ï rx.khg hlaI N+ñld fhdod .ekSu úfkdaoh i`oydu fhdod .;a;d hehs mejiSu W.ygh' fuys Ydka;sl¾u j,ska fhdodf.k we;s iEu N+ñldjlau fhdodf.k we;af;a tys mrud¾:hg ydkshla fkdjk mßoafoks Ydka;sl¾u wdNdih ,enQ pß; iEu tllau inhg fi;a me;Sulalrk neúka tys wNspdrd;aul ,laIK ke;ehs tlfy,dlsj fkdyelsh' flda,ï rx.kh úfkdaod¾:hla fukau mQcd¾:hla tlajr ,nd§u hehs lSu jrola fkdfõ'

j;a yh y;r;a yßyrkg ;=g

kka w;ke`.= w; m`ä r`. fi;afldg

is; f,i rej fhdoñka tl ú,ig

fi;a foka fu flda,u lmq we`ÿreg

fuys flda,ï rx.kfha m%Odkshdg lmq we`ÿre f,i i`oyka lrhs' kd.rdlaI pß;h bÈßm;a lsÍfï§ ta u`.ska inhg muKla fkdj flda,ïys lmq weÿrego fi;afok fuka wdhdpkd lrkafkah' lmq weÿre f,i kdglfha kshuqjd y`ÿkajd we;af;a Ydka;sl¾u w¾:hla ljr l,l§ fyda fuys wka;¾.;j mej;s neúks'

iyNd.S;ajh

wfkl=;a ck kdgHh fukau flda,ï kdgH fkdñf,a fmkajk ,§' w;S;fha§ rc ue;s weu;sjre yd m%N+ckhd flda,ï keröu i`oyd meñK we;s nj my; lúfhka meyeÈ,sfõ'

kr ks`ÿka isßmo

keu`o wjir f.k fid`o

fi,a,ka lrk i`o

fufia ierriS okka uk ko

if;diska le`ojñk

rkrejka n; nq,;sk

i;=gqlr wmuk

ÿkakq rc ue;s kqjr ieufok

Ydka;sl¾uhka wjidkfha§ we;eï pß; infhka ;E.s ,nd.kakd l%uhla olakg ,efnk w;r flda,ï rx.kfha§ mQcd¾:hla we;s neúka fuu iïm%odhgo fhdod.;a nj oelaúh yelsh' .sß <`o fyj;a kd. lkHd infhka b,a,kakS fkdÿkakfyd;a úi msôkaks hehs fmdf;a.=re mjihs'

fuf,ig wikafka

kd.lkH ,shls tkafka

t,`o b,a,kafka

;e.s fkdÿkafkd;a úi msô kafka

foúhkaf.ka jrï .;a reÿre fjiska tk wiqr hld o krf,dj meñK fl<smqo ,nd krhska f,v fkdfldg wdmiq hkafkah' Tyqo inhg le`ojkafka infhka ,nd.kakd mqo m`vqßka Tyq i;=gqfldg inhg fi;a ie,iSu i`oydh'

krf,dj weúÈka fl<s mqo.kafka

krf,dj krhska f,v fkdlrkafka

infhka ,efnkd m`vre;a .kafka

iqrmqr hl=fkhs fkdisgu hkafka