Ponniyin Selvan 12

Vallavarayan Vandiya Devan rode down the embankment and turned his horse towards thesouthern path; his heart danced with joy, like those sailboats skipping across the waves. The The excitement buried deep in his heart seemed to erupt outward. His intuition said that he was going
to meet adventures experienced by none in one lifetime.What joyous delight even as I approach the Chozla Kingdom! What wonders will the fertile
bountiful land beyond Kollidam's hold? How would the men and women of that country behave?How many rivers? How many reservoirs? How many clear streams? How wondrous would be thePonni River was the inspiration for a song and an epic?How enchanting would the flower-ladenPunnai, Konnai, and Kadamba trees on its banks? Would not the wink of the lily and the blue -lotus or would the blossoming welcome of a red lotus be a pleasant sight? How magnificent would be thespectacular temples erected by these devout Chozlas along both banks of the Cauvery? Aha! Pazlayarai! capital city of Chozlas! Pazlayarai, who shrank Poompuhar and Uraiyoorcountry towns! What of its palaces, towering columns, armaments, guard houses, busy markets,Shiva temples of granite and towering Vishnu temples?