Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar Explained

Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar (Tamil: மதுரை அறுவை வாணிகன் இளவேட்டனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 35 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.^[1] It is his verse in Tiruvalluva Maalai that bestowed the Kural with the name Vaayurai Vaalthu.^[1]

Biography

Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar was a textile merchant from the city of Madurai.^[2]

Contribution to the Sangam literature

Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar has written 13 verses, including 1 in Kurunthogai, 4 in Natrinai, 6 in Agananuru, 1 in Purananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.^[2]

See also

• Sangam literature
• List of Sangam poets
• Tiruvalluva Maalai

Notes and References

1. Book: Vedanayagam , Rama . Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum . Manimekalai Prasuram . 1 . 2017 . Chennai . 50–51 . Tamil .
2. Book: Kowmareeshwari (Ed.) , S. . Agananuru, Purananuru . Saradha Pathippagam . Sanga Ilakkiyam . 3 . 1 . August 2012 . Chennai . 247 . Tamil .