A Survey of the Sources for the History of Tamil Literature

According Alvar antati Arunagiri Auvai Battar belonged caritai century A. D. Chidambaram Cintamani cola commentary commentators composed contemporary disciple epic gives Gnanaprakasar Guruparambarai Ilampuranar inscription introduction introductory verse jain K. S. Pillai Kacciappar Kalambakam Kalamegam Kamban Kambaramayanam Kanci Kandapuranam Karigai Kavi king Kollam kovai Kulasekarar Kulottunga Kulottunga II kural lived M. R. Aiyangar madal Madurai Manikkavasagar mentioned Meykandar munivar Muruga mutt Naccinarkiniyar Nambi Nambiandar Nammalvar Navalar nikantu Ottakuttar Pallava Pallu Pandya Parani Parimelalagar patron Pattiyal Payiram Perasiriyar Periapuranam period Periyalvar Pillaitamil poems poet prabandam praised Prof Pukalendi Pulavar puranam Rajaraja Ramanuja referred religious saint Saivism saivite saka Sambandar Sangam sanskrit satakam scholars Sekkilar Senavaraiyar Sendan Siddar Siva Sivaprakasar sources stanzas stray verse Sundarar sung Tamil literature Tanjore teacher temple Tevaram Tirumangai Tirumurai Tiruvaduturai Tiruvarur Tivakaram Tolkappiam tradition Vaishnavism vaishnavite Varagunan venba Vikrama Viracoliam viruttams written wrote XVII century XVIII Yapparungalam