- Source: Thondaimandala Sadhagam
Thondaimandala Sadhagam (Tamil: தொண்டைமண்டல சதகம்) is a 17th-century Tamil work of the type known as sadhagam. It was authored by Padikkaasu Pulavar. He was under the aegis of Muslim patron Seethakkadhi. The work deals with the folk events that happened in the ancient Tondaimandalam region (modern-day Kanchipuram) of the modern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The book is a compilation of information that are either obtained by first account or gathered by word of mouth and then compiled as poetry. The other works by the author include Thandalaiyar Sadhagam and Kongumandala Sadhagam.
The work gives the account of Parimelalhagar living in the city of Kancheepuram. Verse 41 of the Thondaimandala Sadhagam says that "Parimelalhagar of Kancheepuram served as beacon to the Kural."
See also
Tamil literature
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Further reading
M. Varadharajan. தமிழ் இலக்கிய வரலாறு (பதினொன்றாம் பதிப்பு) (11 ed.). Chennai.
Senthil Maruthaiappan. "தொண்டமண்டல சதகம் - Vallalar, வள்ளலார், Ramalinga Adigalar, Thiru Arutprakasa Vallalar, தயவு, திருஅருட்பிரகாச வள்ளலார், சிதம்பரம் இராமலிங்கம், சமரச சுத்த சன்மார்க்க சத்திய சங்கம், VallalarSpace, ThiruArutpa, Thiruvarutpa, அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி தனிப்பெருங்கருணை". vallalar.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.