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		"I am a serviteur of Poi Atimai Illaatha Pulavar"
	
							- The Tiru-th-Tonda-th-Tokai.	

1. 	“The fruit of the clarity of words constituting poesy
	And the import of many a splendorous and grace-abounding work
	And the perception of true consciousness
	Is indeed this.” Thus convinced, they turn into dedicated
	Servitors unto the flower-feet of the Lord whose throat is
	Adorned with the bright and radiant poison; these indeed
	Are Poi Atimai Illaatha Pulavar of surpassing glory.			(3939)



2. 	Other than the praise of the Lord of beauteous
	Matted hair wreathed with snakes, their lips articulate
	Not words or vocables; in this servitorship
	They rank first as serviteurs of Truth;
	Great are these poets; who can their glory con?
	Who indeed are valiant to speak of them?				(3940)

3. 	Wearing their feet of our crown, we proceed to narrate
	The divine servitorship of Pukazhcchozhar of beauteous
	And victorious anklets, who was like the fruit of tapas
	Wrought by the Chola dynasty which under the white
	Parasol, bore the burden of ruling the whole world,
	Performing true service fully alive to the nature
	Of ever-soaring and sublimed and sacred servitorship.			(3941)

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NOTES

Verse No.

	Much unnecessary controversy raged over the identity of the Pulavar.  The reference 
	is to a plurality of bards.  The panel relating to the Pulavar in the shrine of 
	Dhaaraasuram has given a quietus to the issues.  The temple of Airaavateswarar at 
	Dhaaraasuram was built during the time of Rajagambira.  St. Sekkizhaar was alive when 
	the temple was built.  These pulavar are the Nammaazhwar-s of Saivism.  “En naavin 
	inkavi yaan oruvarukkum kodukkakilane” (I will not render my poems in favour of anyone 
	else) declared Nammaazhwar.

   2.	These are servitor of Truth.  Siva alone is Satyam.


			Here ends the Puranam of Poi Adimai Illaatha Pulavar

Sincere thanks to Sri. T N Ramachandran of thanjavur, for permitting his English rendering of the holy text periyapurANam be published here.

See Also:
1. poyyadimaiyillAdha pulavar purANam in English prose
2. பொய்யடிமை இல்லாத புலவர் புராணம் (தமிழ் மூலம்)
3. thiruththoNDar purANam main page
4. 12 shaivite thirumuRais