Kulapathi Nayanar

Biography

Kulapathi Nāyanār was a poet belonging to the late Sangam period that corresponds between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE. He is believed to be the head of his clan.[1]

View on Valluvar and the Kural

Kulapathi Nāyanār has authored verse 48 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1] He opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:[2]

As the Cural of Valluvar causes the lotus-flower of the heart to expand, and dispels from it the darkness which cannot otherwise be dispelled, it may well be compared to the hot-rayed sun, which causes the lotus-flower of the tank to expand, and dispels the darkness from the face of the earth. [Emphasis in original]

See also

Citations
  1. Vedanayagam, 2017, pp. 65–66.
  2. Robinson, 2001, pp. 23–24.

References
  • Edward Jewitt Robinson (2001). Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services.
  • Vedanayagam, Rama (2017). திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Manimekalai Prasuram.
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