Kārikkannanār, known in full as Kāviripoompattinathu Kārikkannanār (
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: காவிரிப்பூம்பட்டினத்துக் காரிக்கண்ணனார்), was a poet of the
Sangam period, to whom 10 verses of the
Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 28 of the
Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Biography
Hailing from
Kaveri Poompattinam (present-day
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), Kaari Kannanar was a trader by occupation and has sung in praise of kings Chola Kura Palli Thunjiya Perunthirumavalavan, Pandiyan Ilavanthigai Palli Thunjiya Nanmaran, Pandiyan Velliyambalatthu Thunjiya Peruvaludhi, Aai Aandiran, and Pittan Kottran.
He compared the
Chola
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and
Pandiya rulers with
Lord Vishnu and
Balarama.
His time was close to that of
Uraiyur Marutthuvan Dhamodharanar
Uraiyūr Maruthuvan Thāmōtharanār (Tamil: உறையூர் மருத்துவன் தாமோதரனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 6 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 1 ...
,
Kovoor Kilar
Kōvūr Kilār (Tamil: கோவூர் கிழார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 18 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 38 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Biography
Kovoor Kilar hailed from the ...
, Maadalan Madurai Kumaranar, Aavoor Moolam Kilar,
Nakkirar I, and Marudhanila Naganar.
Contribution to the Sangam literature
Kaari Kannanar has written 10 Sangam verses, including 5 in
Purananuru (verses 57, 58, 169, 171, and 353), 1 in
Kurunthogai (verse 297), 3 in
Agananuru (verses 107, 123, and 285), and 1 in
Tiruvalluva Maalai (verse 28).
Views on Valluvar and the Kural
Kaari Kannanar opines about
Valluvar and the
Kural text thus:
See also
*
Sangam literature
*
List of Sangam poets
*
Tiruvalluva Maalai
Notes
References
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Tamil philosophy
Tamil poets
Sangam poets
Tiruvalluva Maalai contributors