Periyapuranam - A Text of Multidiscipline

We can assure that there is no other similar work like Periyapurana so historical in Character, so accurate in Topography, so enlightening on the economic, cultural, religious and sociological life of the people lived in early centuries. There is no other work equal to this work in India or elsewhere. It is a revolutionary work in more than one sense. It is a National Literature speaking about many communities and different occupations of the people in a country. Periyapuranam which belong to 12th century describes the exquisiteness of Tamil language, Tamil culture, Tamil religion in detail. It has 4286 verses depicting the lives of 63 nayanmars who lived in Tamil Nadu. Periyapuranam explains many stanzas about panegyric of the flora and fauna, river and mountain, mansions and Mandirs, legends and lore, people and princess, deities and devotees of that zone in general. The Aurhor Sekkizhar seems to be a Multi-faceted personality touching many subjects like Agriculture Social Science, Medical science, Plant science, Geographical science, Music, Dance, Astronomy, Physics, Agama Săstra, Politics, Defense studies, Literary Works, History, Architecture, Catering Technology, Poetic excellence and so on. As he was the Chief Minister of Chola Kingdom his multi skilled Talents and field works makes Periyapuranam one of the great National Epic