Paripaadal

Paripaadal, a classical Tamil poetic work, in the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai), a Tamil Sangam literature. It is one of the latter day Sangam works, probably belonging to 700 CE. Paripaadal contains seventy poems, out of which only twenty two are available today.  It is possibly the oldest religious composition in Tamil text.

The poems have associated music, so that these can be classified as songs. There are eight songs on Hindu God Thirumaal and 31 songs on Kumaran  or Muruga. One song on the Sea God, Twenty six on the River Vaigai and four songs on city Madurai, Tamilnadu.

In the late 11th century, the commentator Nachinarkiniyaar, has written a complete commentary on all the poems. Later, In 1918, U. V. Swaminatha Iyer reprinted the Paripaadal, present in the palm leaf form to paper book format.

The list of poets contributed to the Paripaadal:

Ilamperuvaluthiyar, Kadalul Mayntha Ilamveruvaluthi,  Karumpillai Poothanar,   Keerandhaiyar, Kesavanar, Kurumpoothanar or Kunrampoothanar, Maiyoda Kovanar, Nallachuthanar, Nallalisiyar, Nalleluthiyar, Nalvaluthiyar, Nappannanar.

Link for Paripaadal anathology in Tami:                   http://www.tamilvu.org/library/l1250/html/l1250ind.htmhttp://tamilnation.co/literature/ettuthokai/mp087.htm

Link for Paripaadal anathology in English:

https://sangamtranslationsbyvaidehi.com/kali-pal/