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Tamil Adhiyaman Ikshvahu Introduced Sugarcane To World

The ancestor and the funder of Lord Rama's Dynasty,Ikshvahu name means 'Sugarcane'

As I have posted earlier Ikshvahu's ancestor, Satyavrata Manu,also called Vaivasvatha Manu,migrated from the South,Tamil Nadu with his sons to the North.

The Dravidas , people of the South,knew the cultivation of Sugarcane.

There is a mention of this in Tamil Poet,Avvayar's poem on King Adhiyaman .

For Agriculture Field Kshetrapati Suktham

Hinduism accords priority to Nature.   There are Sukthas on the Earth, on Water,Fire,Cow and there are Mantras for the welfare of the animals too.     Here is the one on Agriculture.   क्षेत्रस्य पतिना वयं हितेनेव जयामसि ।…