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Location of Mahishasura Marddini
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The Pāṇḍya country, which was, according to tradition, once ruled by a virgin princess, Taṭātakai, identified with the goddess Mīṉākṣī;
Is this Pandya princess who defeated Mahishaka at Mysore, the goddess known as Mahishasura Marddini?
Stealing of cattle including buffalos (Mahisha) is quite common among the Pantya, Chola, Cheral kingdoms and is one of the many steps of war engagements between kingdoms.
Indra, Varuna, Kubera of south India
- Indra = Chola king - rules East; Indra worship dominant in Chola (Silappatikaram); descended from Sivi kings; a Sivi king is hailed as one among the many Indras (Mahabharata); gave Rama a chariot to fight with Ravana (Ramayana)
- Varuna = Cheral king - rules West; sea faring nation; lord of the seas; helped Rama to cross sea and reach Lanka, using his sea faring skills.
- Kubera = Southern Cheral king (Anamalai - Idukki - Agastya giri region - medicinal herbs; high altitude like Kailasa; close to Lanka; Hanuman reached here searching Mrita Sanjivani medicinal herbs;
Chilappatikaram Translation
In this song of Matavi praising Kaveri:- (Book 1 Chapter 7)
vāḻi avaṉtaṉ vaḷanāṭu
makavāy vaḷarkkum tāyāki
ūḻi uykkum pērutavi
oḻiyāy vāḻi kāvēri.
ūḻi uykkum pērutavi
oḻiyātu oḻukal uyirōmpum
āḻi āḷvāṉ pakalveyyōṉ
aruḷē vāḻi kāvēri. 27
വാഴി അവൻതൻ വളനാടു
മകവായ് വളർക്കും തായാകി
ഊഴി ഉയ്ക്കും പേരുതവി
ഒഴിയായ് വാഴി കാവേരി.
ഊഴി ഉയ്ക്കും പേരുതവി
ഒഴിയാതു ഒഴുകൽ ഉയിർഓമ്പും
ആഴി ആള്വാൻ പകല്വെയ്യോൻ
അരുൾഏ വാഴി കാവേരി. 27
Here Vazhi (വാഴി) has double meaning:- 1) May you prosper / Live Long; 2) Married woman not living with her husband; grass-widow - praising Kaveri here but indirectly praising Kannaki who though married is now living without her husband (Kovalan)
Nala caste in Jaffna
The descendants of Nala who built the Rama Setu settled in Jaffna.
Mentioned in ancient Tamil texts
18 kingdoms
The eighteen countries mentioned in Tamil literature, viz., ciṅkaḷam, cōṉakam, cāvakam, cīṉam, tuḷuvam, kuṭakam, koṅkaṇam, kaṉṉaṭam, kollam, teliṅkam, kaliṅkam, vaṅkam, kaṅ- kam, makatam, kaṭāram, kavuṭam, kōcalam, tamiḻakam
kankam = gangam? Yudhisthira as Kanka at Virata court:- assumed the tamil terminology for Ganga?
18 languages
The eighteen languages mentioned in Tamil literature, other than Sanskrit, viz., ciṅkaḻam, cōṉakam, cāvakam, cīṉam, tuḷuvam, kuṭakam, koṅkaṇam, kaṉṉaṭam, kollam, teluṅku, kaliṅ- kam, vaṅkam, kaṅkam, makatam, kaṭāram, kavuṭam, kōcalam, tamiḻ;
The languages kollam or kutakam or both together with tamil could have caused origin of malayalam.
3 kinds of Literature
The three kinds of literature in Tamil, viz., iyal, icai, nāṭakam;
Different types of Drama
Drama, of which there are ten species, viz., nāṭakam, pirakaraṇam, pāṇam, pirakacaṉam, ṭimam, viyāyōkam, camavākāram, vīti, aṅkam, īkāmirukam;
Konku country
The Tamil country comprising the districts of Coimbatore, Salem and a portion of Mysore;
Marutta's Gold mines at Mussafarnagar UP?
Ancient gold treasure found - Indian archaeologists say that gold treasure found early this month in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh could be highly significant. The treasure belongs to the Indus Valley civilisation and may be about 5,000 years old.
Temples, Vimana, Garbha Griha
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