Bimalda: wonderful pic and writing, and idea...of reading a poem about TALA vriksha...
did you get to read this poem... could you enumerate a few of the uses. common and uncommon uses, a few of each category.... Also, if english translation is available of this poem, will you give me the reference please, thank you, Usha di ===== On Jun 28, 7:05 pm, Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friend, > Valmiki mentioned TAALA in his Ramayan. Commonly this > plant is known as PALMYRA-PALM.Scientifically it is known as Borassus > flabellifer.Valmiki has used the shape of the fruit of TAALA to compare with > body part of woman. > According to Chakravarti S Venkatesh "The Palmyara has been described by > Tamil poets as Kalpavriksh which truly it seems from the incredible number of > usesit is put to whereever it occurs.The famous Tamil poem Tala Vilasam > enumerates no fewer than 801 different purposes for which part of this palm > are used." > Attaching two images of the plant. > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942 > > Taala 1.jpg > 88KViewDownload > > Taala 2.jpg > 77KViewDownload
