About Naṟṟiṇai
Also called Naṟṟiṇai Nāṉūṟu (Naṟṟiṇai Four Hundred), this anthology is a collection of 401 akam verses including the invocatory verse. The verses of this anthology are composed in āciriyam metre, and they vary in length from 9 lines to 12 lines each.
275 poets have composed the Naṟṟiṇai verses. While the name of the compiler of Naṟṟiṇai is not known, it is said to have been collected and anthologized under the patronage of Paṉṉāṭu Tanta Pāṇṭiyaṉ Māṟaṉ Vaḻuti.
This anthology begins with an invocation to Lord Tirumāl by Peruntēvaṉār, the author of Pāratam. In 1914, Piṉṉattūr Nārāyaṇacāmi Aiyar has written a commentary and published it.
Download Naṟṟiṇai related E-books
| S.No | Details of the Book | Year | Category | Download |
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| 1 | Naṟṟiṇai Nāṉūṟu Text and Commentary (Commentator: Piṉṉattūr A. Nārāyaṇacāmi Aiyar; Publication: The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society, Tinnevelly, Limited, Chennai) | 1952 | Commentary |  |
| 2 | Naṟṟiṇai Nāṉūṟu Text and Commentary (Commentator: Piṉṉattūr A. Nārāyaṇacāmi Aiyar; Publication: The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society, Tinnevelly, Limited, Chennai) | 1956 | Commentary | |
| 3 | Naṟṟiṇai Nāṉūṟu (Commentator: A. Narayanasamy Aiyar; Publication: The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society, Tinnevelly, Limited, Chennai) | 1967 | Commentary | |