When he was three years old, his father took him to the temple tank, placed him on the bank and went for a bath. In this ancient town of Sivãli was born Tirugna-sambandar. Besides, other names are given to the same city. Hence its well-known name Tonipuram (literally Boat city). When the whole world was submerged under a great deluge, this was the only spot which was not affected by the waters of the flood. The town of Siyãli in Tanjore District is recorded by tradition as a Noah's Ark. Thus the age of Sambandar must be looked for sometime in the middle of the seventh century A.D. According to inscriptional evidence, Narasimhavarman I succeeded Mãhêndravarman I in A.D. We know Paranjötiyar was the Commander-in-chief of the Pallava King Narasimha Varnian I who distinguished himself against the Chãlukyas. Must have lived during the early years of the seventh century AD That Sambandar is a contemporary of Appar and Siruttondar, otherwise known as Parañjotiyar, is evident from the legend in the Periyapuranam.
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