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Puthen Pana

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Poem by Johann Ernst Hanxleden
Puthen Pana
by Arnos Pathiri
Original titleപുതന്‍ പാന
WrittenBetween 1721 and 1732
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Subject(s)Life of Jesus Christ
Genre(s)Religious poetry, Christian poetry
Meter Nathonatha, Sarpini
Lines14 padams

Puthen Pana is a Malayalam poem written by the German Jesuit missionary priest Johann Ernst Hanxleden, famously known as Arnos Pathiri, in Kerala. The poem, composed between 1721 and 1732, narrates the life of Jesus Christ in a poetic format and is one of the earliest and most well-known Christian-themed works in Malayalam literature.[1]

The poem is recited by Kerala Christians during important religious occasions like Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

Structure and Content

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Puthen Pana consists of 14 padams (sections), each narrating key events in the life of Jesus Christ:

The 12th padam is composed in the metre Nathonatha, while the others use the Sarpini metre.[2]

Legacy

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Puthen Pana is one of the first Malayalam poems written on Christianity and remains widely recited by Christian communities in Kerala during Lent and Holy Week. It is considered a masterpiece of early Malayalam Christian literature and is studied for its literary and religious significance. Efforts have been made to preserve the text online.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Arnos Padre commemoration". The Hindu . 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Choreography on 'Puthenpana' staged". The Hindu . 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "The whole text of the Puthen Paana". Anto Jose. Retrieved 30 March 2013.[permanent dead link ]
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