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'''Ponmudiyār''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: பொன்முடியார்) was a poetess of the [[Sangam period]], to whom 4 verses of the [[Sangam literature]] have been attributed, including verse 14 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 = 26–27<br />
| language = ta<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Ponmudiyar lived during the time of the [[Chera dynasty|Chera]] king [[Perum Cheral Irumporai|Thagadur Erindha Peruncheral Irumporai]].<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 = 413<br />
| language = ta<br />
}}</ref> She was the well-wisher of the [[Athiyaman|Athiyaman king]] Nedumananji, who is known for giving an eternal [[gooseberry]] fruit to [[Avvaiyar I]], and has written in praise of him.<ref name="PenpaarPulavargal">{{cite book<br />
| last = Govindan <br />
| first = K. <br />
| title = பெண்பாற் புலவர்கள் [Poetess]<br />
| publisher = The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society<br />
| series = Sangathamil Pulavar Series - 5<br />
| edition = 1<br />
| date = 1953<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 76–81<br />
| language = ta<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Contribution to the Sangam literature==<br />
Ponmudiyar has written 4 Sangam verses, including 3 in [[Purananuru]] (verses 299, 310, and 312) and 1 in [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]] (verse 14).<ref name="SangaIlakkiyam_3"/><br />
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===Views on Valluvar and the Kural===<br />
Ponmudiyar opines about [[Valluvar]] and the [[Kural text]] thus:{{sfn|Robinson, 2001|p=25}}<br />
{{cquote|It is said that the ''Cural'' (meaning Vishnu in his incarnation as a dwarf) produced by Casypa in times of yore measured the earth; but the ''Cural'' now produced by Valluvar has measured both the earth and the heaven. <small>[Emphasis in original]</small>}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|Tamils|India|Literature|Poetry}}<br />
{{wikisourcelang|ta|திருவள்ளுவமாலை|Tiruvalluva Maalai}}<br />
* [[List of Sangam poets]]<br />
* [[Sangam literature]]<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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