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¹ The river was also called Porundam and Muḍigoṇḍaśōlapperāru (*Ep. Ind.* xi (1914), p. 295). It is mentioned in Rock Edicts ii and xiii of Asoka and in chap. xi of the Arthaśāstra of Kautilya. Caldwell (*Tinnevelly*, p. 5) points out the great commercial importance of the river. See also the author's article in *Ind. Ant.*, vol. xlvii (1918), p. 48.