Puthen Pana

Puthen Pana consists of 14 padams (sections), each narrating key events in the life of Jesus Christ: • The first padam mentions that the poem was composed at the request of Antonio Pimental, the Archbishop of Cranganore. • The second padam discusses the Fall of Man. • Subsequent sections cover biblical events like the Annunciation, Nativity of Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount, the Last Supper, and the Crucifixion. • The 12th padam is especially significant, portraying the lament of Virgin Mary at the crucifixion. • The final two padams describe the Resurrection and Ascension. The 12th padam is composed in the metre Nathonatha, while the others use the Sarpini metre.{{cite web == Legacy ==

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. == See also ==