Nalgur Velviyar

Biography

Nalgur Velviyar was a poet belonging to the late Sangam period that corresponds between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE. He hailed from the town named Nalgur.[1]

View on Valluvar and the Kural

Nalgur Velviyar has authored verse 21 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1] He opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:[2]

They say that Siva is the patron of North Madura, but this poet who pours out instruction in honeyed words with a parental solicitude, is the patron of South Madura abounding with water.

See also

Citations
  1. Vedanayagam, 2017, pp. 34–35.
  2. Robinson, 2001, p. 25.

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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