A song of freedom

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Bharathiar wrote a poem for the front page of weekly 'India' that was an 'exhortation' to Lord Krishna. It was published in The Hindu under Madras Miscellany on 22.6.2015.

A gist of the poem is given below:

QUOTE

When will our troubles cease
and become things of the past?

O, Krishna, hero of the
Mahabharatha and protector of the Aryas

Is it not your grace that helps
one to victory

UNQUOTE

Who did Bharathiar mention as Aryas? If it is Pandavas, do Pshatriyas also come under Aryan race, including Kauravas? Hitherto, I believe the term 'Aryans' refers to only Brahmins.

 

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Bharathiar wrote a poem for the front page of weekly 'India' that was an 'exhortation' to Lord Krishna. It was published in The Hindu under Madras Miscellany on 22.6.2015.

A gist of the poem is given below:

QUOTE

When will our troubles cease
and become things of the past?

O, Krishna, hero of the
Mahabharatha and protector of the Aryas

Is it not your grace that helps
one to victory

UNQUOTE

Who did Bharathiar mention as Aryas? If it is Pandavas, do Pshatriyas also come under Aryan race, including Kauravas? Hitherto, I believe the term 'Aryans' refers to only Brahmins.

Shri Chandru Sir,

Did Bhaaratiaar (B) write the poem in English or Tamil; if it was in Tamil, is it possible to give the original wordings so that we can have a better appreciation.

Not withstanding the above, and assuming that Bhaaratiaar had used the exact words "āryar" or "āryarkaḷ " in his song, I think B might have used the word to denote the Pandavas only. The word ārya is found in many ancient sanskrit works as denoting a "gentleman" as opposed to a rustic. Since the Kauravas have been historically labeled as bad guys, possibly B also thought that the Kauravas were not āryar and only the Pandavas were, though, in reality, all of them belonged to the Kuruvamsa and so were Kauravas only.