Studies in Cola History and Administration c7.28

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(d) Canto III. l. 11—means literally "In order to exhibit (Mādavi's dance) to the king with the hero's anklet (*kaḷal*)"; and the earlier of the two commentaries gives the annotation: "desiring to have the first exhibition (of dance) in the *sabha* of the Cōḷa Karikārperuvaḷattāṉ who had the hero's anklet." The later annotator Aḍiyārkkunallār follows this hint not only in this context, but extends it to others e.g., canto i. ll. 65-8; v. 212 and vi. 15. It must be noted, however, that there is nothing in the text to warrant these comments which create the impression that the story of the poem is laid in the period of Karikāla's rule. And this is contrary to the indications furnished by the text of the *Śilappadikāram*.