Tag: Kulasekara Pandya

  • First Pandya Kulasekara Indra First Capital Korki Before Madurai

    First Pandya Kulasekara Indra First Capital Korki Before Madurai

    Tracing the genealogy of Tamil Kings of ancient times, Chera,Chola and Pandya is very difficult. I have, based on the dates of Ramayana, Mahabharata and references to these Kings, traced Chola lineage. Now, with additional inputs, I am in a position to postulate that the first Pandya King was Indra himself.This may sound weird. Unfortunately, evidences compel one to theorize thus.( In my earlier article I mentioned Vadivalambanira Pandya as the first Pandya King.That was based on available material at that point of time. Now, this article is updated with fresh information I have come by. Contributions welcome.)

    Meenakshi Amman.

    Based on references in Ramayana to these Kings, I arrived at four Pandyas.

    First King was Kulasekara Pandya, his son Malayathdwaja Pandya.Malayathwaja Pandya’s daughter was Meenakshi and she ruled Madurai and Her Consort was Sokkanatha also called Sundara.Veerapandyan ruled after Sundara/ Meenakshi, to be followed by Ugrapperuvazhuthi.He was followed by Abhisheka Pandya.

    The capital Korki was destroyed by a Tsunami during the marriage of Kulasekara Pandya. So his new capital was named as Kalyanapura.This was the capital of Pandyas before Madurai/Manalur.

    Please check out information provided below with links. This would give you the whole picture that the first Pandya King was Kulasekara ( Indra) and the dates are based on Ramayana and Mahabharata Mentions.

    Evidence of Korki is found in Thiruvaarur Devis name Korki.

    Detailed article on Korki and Thiruvaarur follows.

    இந்திரனே குலசேகர பாண்டியனாக அதாவது மனிதகுலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த பாண்டித்யமுள்ள அரசனாக ஆகி மதுரைக்குள் மணலூர் எனும் இடத்தில் அரண்மனை கண்டு, கடம்பவன «க்ஷத்ரமாகிய மாமதுரையை ஆளத் தொடங்கினான். இவன் வம்சா வழியில் அடுத்து வந்தவன் மலயத்துவச பாண்டியன். அடுத்தவன், சுந்தரனார். அதற்கும் அடுத்தவன், வீரபாண்டியன். ஐந்தாவதாய் வந்தவன் உக்கிரப் பெருவழுதி. ஆறாவதாய் வந்தவன்தான் அபிஷேக பாண்டியன்…..அதன்படி முதல் பாண்டியனான குலசேகர பாண்டியன் 1400 வருஷம் கடம்பவனத்து ராஜாவாக திகழ்ந்திருக்கிறான் அடுத்து மலையத்துவசன்.. இவன் வயிற்றுப் பெண்தான் நமக்கெல்லாம் தாயான மீனாட்சி. இறைவன், அன்னையைக் கைப்பிடிக்க வந்த சமயம் நிகழ்த்திய திருவிளையாடல்கள் இவன் காலத்தில்தான் நிகழ்ந்தன. அடுத்து சுந்தரபாண்டியன். இவன் காலத்தில்தான் வெள்ளியம்பலக் கூத்து நிகழ்ந்தது. குண்டோதரனுக்கு சோறு போட்டதெல்லாமும் கூட இவன் காலத்திலேதான் என்கிறது அபிதான சிந்தாமணி. ஆதாரத்திற்கு திருவிளையாடல் புராணத்தை கையில் எடுத்துக் கொள்கிறது.

    வாராஹி சித்தர்

    கல்யாணபுரம் என்பது தொன்பியல் பாண்டியர்கள் தலைநகரம் என்று கூறப்படும் ஒரு நகரமாகும். இதை குலசேகர பாண்டியன் என்னும் மன்னன் முதலில் தலைநகரமாக கொண்டு ஆண்டவன். இவனது முன்னோனான சம்பன பாண்டியன் கொற்கி என்னும் தலைநகரை மையமாக வைத்து ஆண்டபோது தன் மகனான குலசேகர பாண்டியன் திருமன நிகழ்வுகள் அன்று வெள்ளப்பெருக்கால் கொற்கி அழிந்து விடுகிறது. அந்த திருமண நிகழ்வுகளின் நினைவாக அடுத்த தலைநகருக்கு கல்யணபுரம் என்று பெயர் வைத்தாக புராணங்கள் கூறுகின்றன

    https://ta.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D

    https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-QpN1BDaS4cC&pg=RA2-PA50&dq=tenth+anantaguna+pandya+reign+rama&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dMkJT5-jEZDNrQfxhMnyDw&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=kula&f=false

    Now I have come across references in the Mahabharata that Lord Krishna broke open the gates of a Pandyan King Kulasekhara and killed him in a battle.( VII.11.398) and VIII.23.1016)

    ‘ Kulashekharan is said to be as strong as a bull. He is apparently killed by Lord Krishna, but although his son wants to avenge his father’s death, he is dissuaded from doing so by his well wishers.

    Krishna also defeated Chola King.(VII.11.321)

    Krishna defeated Pandya Chozha

    References in Ramayana of Tamil Kings.

    Now the Tamil Kingdoms of Chera, Chola and Pandyas are described by Sugreeva to Hanuman and Angadason of Vaali

    First Pandya King During Ramayana Expert Horse rider Vadimbalambaninra Pandyan 5100 BC ?

    According to renowned archaeologist C Santhalingam, a Tamil inscription found in a Siva temple at Senthalai in Thanjavur district revealed that a Pallava Chieftain Perumpiduku Muthuraaya, destroyed Manalur, the present Keezhadi site during 750 CE, which is located 15 kilometers Southwest of Madurai.

    The Pallava Chieftain Perumpiduku Muthuraaya ruled a portion of the present Thanjavur district from Senthalai between 750 CE and 840 CE. The Chola King Vijayalaya defeated him in 846 CE and laid the foundation for Chola kingdom in Tamil Nadu. It is a hypothetically arrived based on the inscription because the excavated site at Keezhadi is at the mouth of Manalur tank. As it was an industrial centre from Sangam age, the chieftain might have ravaged the place with the intention to weaken the Pandya kingdom by destroying its industrial potential,” said Santhalingam to DC on the sidelines of a conference -`Archaeology: footprints of Tamil History’, organised by Karuthu Pattarai here recently. https://www-deccanchronicle-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/030617/keezhadi-finds-may-point-to-ravaged-city-of-manalur-santhalingam.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16413616474031&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deccanchronicle.com%2Fnation%2Fcurrent-affairs%2F030617%2Fkeezhadi-finds-may-point-to-ravaged-city-of-manalur-santhalingam.html

    Additional sources. Kandha Purana, Thiruvilayadal purana, Sthala Purana of Madurai, Thiruvaarur.

  • Krishna Killed Meenakshi’s Grandfather Kulasekara Pandya 3200 BC

    Krishna Killed Meenakshi’s Grandfather Kulasekara Pandya 3200 BC

    There are a lot of gaps to be filled in Indian history. Indian history is recorded in Purana and Ithihasas, Ramayan and Mahabharata. This information is complimented, corroborated and supplemented in the Regional languages of India. As, among Regional languages of India, I am familiar with Tamil and it’s early literature, I am quoting from Tamil references. Tamil is dated 20,000 years, at the very least. This date is based on the underwater findings of the remains of Poompuhar.

    Tamil land was ruled by Three Dynasties, Chera, Chola and Pandya from ancient times. Cholas trace their ancestry to Solar Dynasty, the Surya Vamsa of Ikshvaku and Sri Rama . First human Manu was from the South of Vindhya mountain, Dravida and he meditated near Madagascar, as evidenced in the Srimad Bhagavadham.

    One of the three Dynasties, Pandyas ruled from Madurai, now in Tamil Nadu. One of their earlier rulers was Kulasekara Pandya.

    Sri Krishna invaded the Pandya Kingdom and in the battle he killed Kulasekara Pandya.

    Radha and Krishna.


    Initial capital of Pandyans was Manavur, from where a king named Kulasekhara Pandyan ruled. Sangam literature started developing during this regime.

    He was contemporary to Magadha king Jarasandha.This king Kulasekhara Pandyan was killed by Krishna. This incident is described in Mahabharata.

    Lord Krishna broke open the gates of a Pandyan King Kulasekhara and killed him in a battle.( Mahabharata VII.11.398) and VIII.23.1016)

    Kulasekhara is said to be as strong as a bull. He is apparently killed by Lord Krishna, but although his son wants to avenge his father’s death, he is dissuaded from doing so by his well wishers. Krishna also defeated Chola King.(Mahabharata VII.11.321).

    Krishna slew king Kulasekhara Pandya by striking his breast against his, and moved down the Kalingas in battle (5:48).

    The Cholas and the Pandyas were mentioned as vanquished by Krishna at (7:11).

    Krishna Date 3200- 3100

    The date of the war between Kulasekara Pandya and Krishna war, therefore, is between 3200 and 3100 BC.

    Kulasekhara was succeeded by his son Malayadhwaja Pandyan.

    Malayadhwaja was also called as Saragadhwaja as Pandyan flag had symbol of a Bow. Saranga (Bow) + Dhwaja (flag).

    An inscription records that a Pandya king led the elephant force in the Mahabharata War on behalf of the Pandavas, and that early Pandyas translated the epic into Tamil.

    Malayadhwaja fought from Pandavas side in Kurukshetra war.

    Kulashekharan is said to be as strong as a bull. He is apparently killed by Lord Krishna, but although his son wants to avenge his father’s death, he is dissuaded from doing so by his well wishers.

    One of the contemporaries of Jarasandha of the Brhadratha dynasty of Magadha is Jayatsena of Magadha. He takes part in the Kurukshetra War in the Mahabharata as one of the leaders on the side of Kauravas, along with Srutayus of Kalinga, Paundraka Vasudeva of Pundra, Karna of Anga, and Malayadwaja of the Pandyas. Bhagadatta of the Naraka kings is also involved in the war.

    During the battle, Malayadwaja apparently wounds the mighty Dronacharya, the teacher of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas, and who fights on the side of the Kauravas. Malayadwaja goes further and takes on Drona’s son, Ashwathama, in a duel. https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaPandyas.htm

    Malayadwaja’s daughter is Meenakshi, after whom the famous temple of Meenakshi Amman is built in Madurai. The city of Madurai is built around this temple. After this, the Pandyas fall back into obscurity for seven centuries.

    Reference And citation. http://ancientvoice.wikidot.com/pandya