[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.2317 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2317 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2317 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2317](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2317) 5) The ancient administration of Kerala. Parimelazhakar, a Saṅga poet who was a great expounder of “Tirukkural”, has stated that from the beginning of the world the three kingdoms, Cera, Cola and Pāṇḍya had existed. Though there is a bit of exaggeration in this statement, there are enough proofs to say that a long time before the birth of Christ, Kerala was under a systematic rule. In ‘Tolkāppiyam’ the first grammatical work in Tamil mention is made about the administration of Kerala. Megasthenes, a traveller of 4th century B.C. has stated about the rule of Kerala : - [Previous: c7.2316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2316) - [Next: c7.2318](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2318) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (2) - [Tolkāppiyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sangam.grammar.tolkappiyam) — Tolkāppiyar, Tamil - [Tirukkuṟaḷ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sangam.eighteen_lesser.tirukkural) — Tiruvaḷḷuvar, Tamil --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2317](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2317) · Pramāṇa