About Patiṉeṇ kīḻkkaṇakku - Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu
The author of Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu is Maturait Tamiḻāciriyar Makaṉār Pūtañcēntaṉār. This work is also known as Iṉiyatu Nāṟpatu, Iṉitu Nāṟpatu and Iṉiyaṉa Nāṟpatu.
It contains forty-one stanzas including the invocatory verse, which is in praise of the Hindu Trinity (Civaṉ, Tirumāl and Pirammaṉ). It follows the pattern of Iṉṉā Nāṟpatu, but states what is good and worthy of pursuit. Hence in Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu, there are 127 things in the world which deserve to be sought out by every person. As in the case of Iṉṉā Nāṟpatu, the values commended here have a wider human appeal and perspective.
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| S.No | Details of the Book | Year | Category | Download |
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| 1 | Iṉiyatu Nāṟpatu Text with Commentary (Editor: R. Raghavaiyangar; Publication: Tamiḻc Caṅka Muttirācālai, Madurai) | 1903 | Commentary |  |
| 2 | Iṉitu Nāṟpatu Text with K.R. Govindaraja Mudaliyar’s Commentary (Publication: Madras Ribbon Acciyantiracālai, Chennai) | 1928 | Commentary | |
| 3 | Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu Iṉiya Urai (Commentator: Sundara Sanmuganar; Publication: Putuvaip Paintamiḻp Patippakam, Puducherry) | 1987 | Commentary | |
| 4 | Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu (Text, Transliteration and Translations in English Verse and Prose) (Compiler and Editor: P. Raja; Publication: Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai) | 2012 | Translation | |