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Velvi

வேள்வி
Tamil

A sacrificial fire ritual — yagna.

Lyrics

Meaning

Velvi is the Tamil word for a vedic sacrifice or yagna, the fire ritual performed for a purpose. It appears in Ramayana narratives, where Rama protects the sages' velvi from demons who would defile it.

In the songs

  • maa velvi kaaththitta raaghavaa

    Oh Raghava, who protected the great sacrifice

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

  • maa velvi kaaththitta raaghavaa

    Oh Raghava, who protected the great sacrifice

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

  • maa velvi kaaththitta raaghavaa

    Oh Raghava, who protected the great sacrifice

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

  • maa velvi kaaththitta raaghavaa

    Oh Raghava, who protected the great sacrifice

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 1 song.

  • Dasharathan Than

    Unknown

    appears in 4 lines

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