Kaimukku illam Ordeal
This kavya also refers to the famous ‘Kaimukku’ ordeal9 (ordeal of boiling ghee). It
was introduced by the Nambutiri Brahmins who migrated to the country. A popular method
employed for detecting criminals was by ordeal. In S.K. there is allusion to the Kaimukku
ordeal at Sucindram temple. The most important historical mention found in the poem is
that of the Sucindram pratyaya or the ordeal of boiled ghee that was in the Sucindram
temple. This is perhaps the earliest mention, literary or otherwise, of the Sucindra pratyaya
Kaimukku, literally means dipping the hand, was a peculiar method of testing the innocence
of a suspected offender. The usage ªÉκ¨ÉzÉtÉÊ{É SÉ in the verse indicates that the
ordeal was extent at the time of composition of the poem
This kavya also refers to the famous ‘Kaimukku’ ordeal9 (ordeal of boiling ghee). It
was introduced by the Nambutiri Brahmins who migrated to the country. A popular method
employed for detecting criminals was by ordeal. In S.K. there is allusion to the Kaimukku
ordeal at Sucindram temple. The most important historical mention found in the poem is
that of the Sucindram pratyaya or the ordeal of boiled ghee that was in the Sucindram
temple. This is perhaps the earliest mention, literary or otherwise, of the Sucindra pratyaya
Kaimukku, literally means dipping the hand, was a peculiar method of testing the innocence
of a suspected offender. The usage ªÉκ¨ÉzÉtÉÊ{É SÉ in the verse indicates that the
ordeal was extent at the time of composition of the poem
