[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) › c8.1451 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1451 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1451 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1451](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1451) Otenan was born on the slope of a hill at Meppa one mile east of the present Vaṭakara railway station. Relics and remnants of Māṇikkattu family are there yet to be seen. Many songs have been composed about Otenan. One of them is his going to receive presents of cloth on Oṇam day from a stingy chief who, after the death of Otenan’s father, had become ‘Puṭuppaṇattu Vāzhunnavar’. Another song relates to his collecting taxes from Kotumala Kuññikkaṇṇan on behalf of Rājā of Koṭṭayam. Yet another song is about his putting down the conceit and pride of Kuñki amma of Kekki house. And, another song is about his killing Kaiteki Otenan Nambiyār. His fight with the māppilas on behalf of the Rājā of Cirakkal forms the theme of yet another song. Another interesting song is about his making Koṭṭakkal Kuññāli Marakkār, who was a bosom friend of his, though a philanderer put on the attires of a female and thus teaching him a good lesson in life. Another song describes the escape of Otenan, who went to see the construction of the Karimala fort, with the help of Cāppan. There are also many other songs about Otenan. - [Previous: c8.1450.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1450.6) - [Next: c8.1452](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1452) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1451](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1451) · Pramāṇa