Part 12 - Submerged Lands in Ancient Indian Literture

There are many ancient Tamil and Sanskrit works that contain areas of southern Indian territory lost in the vast ocean. For example, the first explicit discussion of "katalkot" ("grabbing the ocean" or "tsunami") can be found from the territory of Pandyan in comment on Akapporul Iraiyanar. The first time for more than 4,400 years in a city called Tenmaturai (south of Madurai) and attended by over 549 poets (including Agastya), headed by gods such as Shiva, Kubera and Murugan. The second took more than 3,700 years in a city called Kapatapuram, attended by 59 poetry (including Agastya again). The above commentary indicates that the two cities were "appropriated by the ocean" and thereby eliminated all architectural works created during the first Sangam. The third blood was set in Madtai (North) for more than 1850 years (William P. Harman (1992), The Sacred Marriage of a Hindu Goddess, Motilal Banarsidass, P. 39.) (Shulman 1980, pp. 55-56) Ramaswamy 2004, pp. 143-145).

Although it is very sacred and satisfactory, the above comment does not mention the size of the area. Silappatikaram was the first comment to be made in the fifteenth century. According to Adiyarkunallar commentator, the land lost from one party to another. From the river Pahruli to the north in the Kumari River to the south. The location was south of Kanniyakumari. It covered a wide geographical area of 700 katams (unknown unit of measurement). Lost land was divided into 49 districts, systematically classified into 7 categories (Ramaswamy 2004, pp. 143-145):

1) elected tenku natu ("seven lands of coconut")

2) the election of Maturai Natu ("Seven Mango Lands")

3) Elu munpalai natu ("Seven Sandy Lands by")

4) Elected pentpalai natu ("Seven Lands of Sand")

5) Elu kunra natu ("Seven hilly lands")

6) Elu kunakarai natu ("Seven Coastal Lands")

7) Elu kurumpanai natu ("Seven land of dwarf palms")^[1]

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Ramaswamy 2004, pp. 204–211