![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When King Cheran Chenkuttuvan and the royal family of the Chera kingdom (modern-day Kerala) discover her, they decide to construct a temple with Kannagi as the prominent deity.The gods and goddesses meet Kannagi in Cheranadu in the third portion of the epic, and she ascends to heaven with the deity Indra.The society that caused her pain suffers in retaliation, as the city of Madurai is burned to the ground as a result of her curse. Kannagi curses both the king and the people of Madurai. The third book is about a king's voyage to bring Himalayan stone for an image of Kannaki, who is now a chastity goddess. Kannaki, the widow, arrives in Madurai, confirms Kovalan's innocence, then cuts off one breast and tosses it at the burning kingdom of Madurai.Where he is unjustly executed after attempting to sell his wife's anklet to a wicked goldsmith who had stolen the queen's anklet and charged Kovalan with theft.T he Silapathikaram tells the story of the young merchant Kovalan's marriage to the virtuous Kannaki (Kannagi), his love for the courtesan Matavi, and his subsequent ruin and exile in Madurai.It is credited to a prince-turned-monk named Ilanko Atikal and was most likely written in the 5th or 6th centuries CE.Kannaki and other characters in the narrative are referenced or alluded to in Sangam literature such as the Naiai and subsequent works such as the Kovalam Katai. ![]()
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