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Ponmudiyār (Tamil: பொன்முடியார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom four verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 14 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1]

Biography

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Ponmudiyar lived during the time of the Chera king Thagadur Erindha Peruncheral Irumporai.[2] She was the well-wisher of the Athiyaman king Nedumananji, who is known for giving an eternal gooseberry fruit to Avvaiyar, and has written in praise of him.[3]

Contribution to the Sangam literature

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Ponmudiyar wrote four Sangam verses, including three in Purananuru (verses 299, 310, and 312) and one in Tiruvalluva Maalai (verse 14).[2]

Views on Valluvar and the Kural

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Ponmudiyar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:[4]

It is said that the Cural (meaning Vishnu in his incarnation as a dwarf) produced by Casypa in times of yore measured the earth; but the Cural now produced by Valluvar has measured both the earth and the heaven. [Emphasis in original]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vedanayagam, Rama (2017). திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Manimekalai Prasuram. pp. 26–27.
  2. ^ a b Kowmareeshwari, S., ed. (August 2012). அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. p. 413.
  3. ^ Govindan, K. (1953). பெண்பாற் புலவர்கள் [Poetess]. Sangathamil Pulavar Series - 5 (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society. pp. 76–81.
  4. ^ Robinson, 2001, p. 25.

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