A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c9.6

c9.6

The next stage is marked by the mention of Cherapādāh, the Cheras, in the Aitareya Āranyaka, as one of the three peoples who transgressed certain ancient injunctions; but the text is obscure and its meaning is by no means clearly settled. However, if we accepted it as a reference to the Cheras, it would be proof that the customs and habits of Malabar began very early to diverge from those of the rest of the South. But of this we have no other early evidence.