Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 44

Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?

Kings employing women bodyguards
Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death

उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (D) A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death

व्याख्या

Vatakkiruttal was ritual fasting unto death, e.g., by a defeated or dishonoured king (Chera Perunchetralathan).