Whilst all other hymns mention only individual saints except for the Tillai Val Antanar mentioned at the beginning of the hymn, Cekkilar seems to feel the force of the argument and he does not specifically mention the poets of the Tamil Cankam. But this name is not one of the group names specifically mentioned in verse 10 of this hymn (39). Nampiyantar Nampi interprets these words as representing the 49 poets of the Cankam including Kapilar, Paranar, Nakkvrar who composed many songs on the feet of the Lord of Tiruvalavay ( Maturai). The words of Arurar are, “ Poyyatimai illata pulavarkkum atiyen”- ‘I am the servant of the scholar whose service to the Lord is devoid of all deceits’. The first saint of this verse-the 40th saint in the list from the beginning-is Poyyatimai Illata Pulavar. The seventh verse in Thiruthondathogai begins with the phrase, “ Poyyatimai illata pulavar” which is the name of the Charukkam in Periyapuranam where the lives of the saints contained in this verse are described.
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