Tamil literary works and Mallars

The Tamil poems that have been cited in this book to prove the above concepts are listed below:

1. Puranaanuuru – poems – 10, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 89, 219, 251, 254, 388, and 399
2. Akanaanuuru – poems – 21, 33, 50, 70, 144, 174, 185, 189, 227, 256, 314, 316, 344, 353 and 354
3. Patirruppattu poems – 13, 38, 43, 63, 66, 81 and 90
4. Kuruntokai poems – 31, 34, 72, 82, 188, 215 and 364
5. Aynkurunuuru poems – 94, 371, 383, 400 and 432
6. Narrinai poems – 73, 82, 150, 297 and 321
7. Kalittokai poems – 52, 106, 134
8. Paripaatal lines – 3.34 – 3.43, 3.85 – 3.90 and 11.117-11.121
9. Tirumurugarruppatai lines – 250 – 277
10. Perumpaanaarruppatai lines – 139 – 147, 253 – 256 and 448 – 461
11. Takatuur Yaattirai lines – 13, 27, 35 and 44
12. Perumporul Vilakkam – 14
13. Palaiya Ramayanam – one section
14. Purattirattu – Pinninaippu – 40 and 44
15. Purapporul Venpaamaalai – 3 verses
16. Silappatikaram – 8 instances
17. Perunkatai – 20 instances
18. Ciivaka Cintaamani verses – 16, 55, 137, 268, 275, 277, 284, 285, 286, 343, 372, 972, 984, 1138, 1142, 1591, 1614, 1772, 1868, 2151, 2186, 2296, 2323, 2325, 2332, 2350, 2360, 2525, 2733, 2789, 2963, 3006, 3062 and 3119.
19. Suulaamani verses – 324 and 842
20. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaaram – Two verses
21. Tiruvasagam – one verse
22. Periyapuranam – six verses
23. Gnanamirtam – akaval 16 and 27
24. Kandapuranam – seven verses
25. Vinayakapuranam – thirteen verses
26. KambaRamayanam poems – 27, 29, 34, 41, 49, 52, 63, 88, 459, 489, 679, 2118, 2122, 4164, 7318, 7872, 9398 and 9605
27. Yasodara Kaaviyam – one verse
28. Veerapandiyam – verse 1211
29. Tiruppukal, Tiruvakuppu – 2 Devendra sanga vakuppu
30. Paranjothi Munivar Tiruvilaiyadarpuranam – 30 verses
31. Perumparrappuliyur Nambi Tiruvilaiyadarpuranam – one verse
32. Ellappa Nayinar’s Tiruvaaruurkkoovai – poems – 92, 202 and 404
33. Tirisirapuram Mahavidhwan Meenakshisundaram Pillai’s
34. Aarruurpuraanam – four verses
35. Kaarmeekappulavar’s Kongu Mandala Satakam – poems 18 and 32
36. Vaalasundarakkavirayar’s Kongu Mandala Satakam – poems – 29, 32, 34 and 36
37. Meenakshiyammai Pillaittamil Taalapparuvam – one verse
38. Siivalamaara Paandiyar’s Sankaranarayana Swamy Koil Puranam – 9 verses
39. Puulaanandak Kavirayar’s Arikesanallur Talapuraanam one verse
40. Sivakkoluntu Desikar’s Marutavanappuranam- two poems.
41. Tiricirapuram Mahavidhwan Meenakshisundaram Pillai’s
42. Tiruvaaruur Tiyaagaraja Liilai – poems – 79, 86, 91, 96, 98, 101, 107, 110, 112, 113, 127, 132, 133, 135 and 136
43. Cinnappa Naicker’s Palanip Pillaittamil poems 9 and 24
44. Harichandra Puranam – Naattuccirappu section – poems – 27, 29, 35, 41 and 47
45. Veeramaamunivar’s Teempaavani – Naattuppatalam section poem 32
46. Kacciyappa Munivar’s Peeruurppuraanam – thirty – three verses
47. Mukkuutarpallu – eight verses
48. Vaiyapurippallu – eleven sections
49. Sengottuppallu – two verses
50. Tandikaikkanakaraayan Pallu – one verse
51. Kuseloopaakkiyaanam – poems 5 and 233

It has to be stressed here that so far no historian or Tamil scholar has ever made any attempt to compile and study the poems that describe the people belonging to the Mallar community. Hence, their nature, organisation and impact on others had not been understood properly. It is hoped that this book will fill up that gap and will estimate and establish the status enjoyed by the Mallas in the ancient Tamil society. Moreover, it will serve as a motivation for other interested scholars who would like to pursue their studies on similar lines. However, it has to be mentioned here that the literary references cited here regarding the Mallas are not to be considered as exhaustive. It is only a sample survey. An exhaustive study undertaken in the future could yield strong evidences to prove the objectives of the present work.

Tamil Ilakiyathil Pallar (Mallar) Devendra Kula Velalar- Adippadai Sanrugal
by Dr. Guruswami Siddhan