{"product_id":"theivanai-murugan-trilogy-part-2-kala-krishnan","title":"Theivanai: Murugan Trilogy - Part 2 - Kala Krishnan","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStep back into a world where myth, prose, and divine love seamlessly intertwine. Written by Bangalore-based poet and author Kala Krishnan, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"139\"\u003eTheivanai\u003c\/i\u003e is the highly anticipated second volume of the acclaimed Murugan Trilogy—a rich, vividly original reimagining of the legends surrounding Kumara, Karthikeya, Mahasena: the multi-faceted God of Tamizh.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe epochal battle of Chendur has finally drawn to a violent, world-altering close. Murugan has triumphantly fulfilled his cosmic destiny as Mahasena, the commander of the divine army. Yet, victory has exacted a devastating toll on his inner circle. His fiercely loyal war bard, Aambal, is left utterly enervated—her memories obliterated, her tongue stilled, unable to form basic sentences, let alone the soaring verses that once defined her. As the patron of the Great Assembly of poets in Madurai waits, an agonizing question looms: Will Aambal ever find her way back to the words that connected her to the divine?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eSimultaneously, the brutal demands of war have kept Murugan away from Theivanai, the woman whose mere presence has long tugged at his feet and heart. Now, in the fragile quiet of the post-war landscape, the young god must embark on a new quest: to win her hand and heart. Having explored the vast Murugan universe for decades—first through highly celebrated collections of verse and now through epic prose—Kala Krishnan masterfully expands traditional South Indian mythology. By shifting the spotlight to the complex interior lives of the women who anchor the deity—his silent poet Aambal and his profound wife Theivanai—Book Two delivers a resonant, beautifully textured narrative that is both steeped in ancient lore and distinctively modern in its depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy This Mythological Masterpiece Deserves a Place on Your Shelf:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDeep Cultural Roots:\u003c\/b\u003e Celebrates Murugan not just as a god of war, but as the patron of literature, language, and the ancient poetic traditions of the Madurai Sangam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFocus on the Divine Feminine:\u003c\/b\u003e Offers an exquisite, rare exploration of the mythologies through the perspectives and emotional landscapes of Theivanai and Aambal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLyrical Prose Style:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by an accomplished, award-winning contemporary poet, ensuring that every chapter flows with a rich, rhythmic, and captivating cadence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52417292009755,"sku":null,"price":339.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/91REUNQm2OL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782711440","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/theivanai-murugan-trilogy-part-2-kala-krishnan","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}