The Influence of Brahmanda Purana Stories in Tamil Literature

தமிழ் இலக்கியங்களின் பிரமாண்;ட புராணக்; கதைகள் செல்வாக்கு

  • S Kamaraj Doctoral Research Scholar, Tamil Department, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Keywords: Brahmanda Purana Kathyam, Niranam Kavigal Ramapanikkaru, Malayalam Puranic Literature, Tamil Literary Influence, Purana Narratives

Abstract

Brahmanda Purana Kathyam is a Puranic story written in prose in the Malayalam language. Its author is Niranam Kavigal Ramapanikkaru. This book is stated at the end of this Purana to have been written on the 20th day of Dhanu month in Kollam year 648 (1473 CE). However, there are differing opinions regarding the author and period of this book. This book begins with the story of Pururava and Urvashi. Its main sections include the story of Kartavirya and Parashurama, the story of Prahlada and Mahabali, the story of Sagara's sons, the establishment of Bhadra Deep, the origin of Kerala, and others. This article aims to examine the influence of Brahmanda Purana stories in Tamil literature. The influence of Brahmanda Purana stories in Tamil is analyzed by categorizing them into Sangam literature, epics, Itihasas, devotional literature, minor literature, and lexicons.

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Published
2017-01-01
Issue
Vol 1 No 3 (2017)
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