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'''Kārikkannanār''', known in full as '''Kāviripoompattinathu Kārikkannanār''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: காவிரிப்பூம்பட்டினத்துக் காரிக்கண்ணனார்), was a poet of the [[Sangam period]], to whom 10 verses of the [[Sangam literature]] have been attributed, including verse 28 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].<ref name="Vedanayagam_Urai">{{cite book<br />
| last = Vedanayagam<br />
| first = Rama<br />
| title = திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum]<br />
| publisher = Manimekalai Prasuram<br />
| edition = 1<br />
| date = 2017<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 42–43<br />
| language = ta<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Hailing from [[Kaveripoompattinam|Kaveri Poompattinam]] (present-day [[Puhar, Nagapattinam|Puhar]]), Kaari Kannanar was a trader by occupation and has sung in praise of kings Chola Kura Palli Thunjiya Perunthirumavalavan, Pandiyan Ilavanthigai Palli Thunjiya Nanmaran, Pandiyan Velliyambalatthu Thunjiya Peruvaludhi, Aai Aandiran, and Pittan Kottran.<ref name="SangaIlakkiyam_3">{{cite book<br />
| last = Kowmareeshwari (Ed.)<br />
| first = S. <br />
| title = அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru]<br />
| publisher = Saradha Pathippagam<br />
| series = Sanga Ilakkiyam<br />
| volume = 3<br />
| edition = 1<br />
| date = August 2012<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 393, 405–406<br />
| language = ta<br />
}}</ref> He compared the [[Chola dynasty|Chola]] and [[Pandya dynasty|Pandiya]] rulers with [[Lord Vishnu]] and [[Balarama]].<ref name="SangaIlakkiyam_3"/> His time was close to that of [[Uraiyur Marutthuvan Dhamodharanar]], [[Kovoor Kilar]], Maadalan Madurai Kumaranar, Aavoor Moolam Kilar, [[Nakkirar I]], and Marudhanila Naganar.<br />
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==Contribution to the Sangam literature==<br />
Kaari Kannanar has written 10 Sangam verses, including 5 in [[Purananuru]] (verses 57, 58, 169, 171, and 353), 1 in [[Kurunthogai]] (verse 297), 3 in [[Agananuru]] (verses 107, 123, and 285), and 1 in [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]] (verse 28).<ref name="SangaIlakkiyam_3"/><br />
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===Views on Valluvar and the Kural===<br />
Kaari Kannanar opines about [[Valluvar]] and the [[Kural text]] thus:{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=23}}<br />
{{cquote|It is no other than Ayan (Brahma) himself, seated on the beautiful lotus-flower, who, assuming the form of Valluvar, has given to the world the truths of the Vēdas, that they may shine without being mixed up with falsehood.}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|Tamils|India|Literature|Poetry}}<br />
{{wikisourcelang|ta|திருவள்ளுவமாலை|Tiruvalluva Maalai}}<br />
* [[Sangam literature]]<br />
* [[List of Sangam poets]]<br />
* [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{cite book |author=Edward Jewitt Robinson |title=Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings |url=https://archive.org/details/tamilwisdomtradi0000robi|year=2001 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location = New Delhi|ref={{sfnRef|Robinson, 2001}}}}<br />
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