Alangudi Vanganar
Alangudi Vanganar (Tamil: ஆலங்குடி வங்கனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 8 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 53 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Alangudi Vanganar
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Biography
Biography
Alangudi Vanganar hailed from Alangudi in Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu. He was said to be involved in maritime trade and hence acquired the name 'Vanganar', which means the one related to ships.
Views on Valluvar and the Kural
Views on Valluvar and the Kural
Alangudi Vanganar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus: The gods have known the taste of ambrosia by having partaken of it; but men will know it when they imbibe the milk issuing from the three teats (parts) of the Cural. [Emphasis in original]
Contribution to the Sangam literature
Alangudi Vanganar has written 8 verses, including 2 in Kurunthogai, 3 in Natrinai, 1 each in Agananuru and Purananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.
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- 1.Vedanayagam, Rama. Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum. Manimekalai Prasuram. 71–72. 2017.
- 2.Kowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. Kurunthogai, Paripaadal, Kalitthogai. Saradha Pathippagam. 2. 419. August 2012.
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