Puthen Pana

Puthen Pana
by Arnos Pathiri
Original titleപുതന്‍ പാന
WrittenBetween 1721 and 1732
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Subject(s)Life of Jesus Christ
Genre(s)Religious poetry, Christian poetry
MeterNathonatha, Sarpini
Lines14 padams

Puthen Pana is a Malayalam poem written by the German Jesuit missionary priest Johann Ernst Hanxleden, famously known as Arnos Pathiri, in Kerala. The poem, composed between 1721 and 1732, narrates the life of Jesus Christ in a poetic format and is one of the earliest and most well-known Christian-themed works in Malayalam literature.[1]

The poem is recited by Kerala Christians during important religious occasions like Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

  1. ^ "Arnos Padre commemoration". The Hindu. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.