Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2535
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2535
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KOṬILIṄGA. This word was added to the names of the members of the Koṭuññallūr royal family. Especially, Kuñjikuṭṭan Tampurān is denoted by the name ‘Koṭiliṅgeśvar’ in some of his poetic works. The word ‘Koṭiliṅga’ is the Sanskrit form of the Dravidian word Koṭuññallūr. This city was the Capital of the Cera Kings.