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Manabharana Is Not Malay (Manabharana Bukan Melayu)

In recent times, an alarming narrative has emerged within the Malaysian blogosphere, suggesting a historical event that appears to be a misinterpretation or perhaps a deliberate misinformation campaign. The claim revolves around a so called Malay prince named Manabharana from Srivijaya, purportedly attacking and conquering the Chola kingdom. This misleading story has gained traction and is spreading like wildfire across various social media platforms. The need to address and rectify such inaccuracies is crucial not only for the sake of historical accuracy but also for fostering a responsible and informed online community. To delve into the matter, it is essential to clarify that historical records reveal the existence of multiple individuals named Manabharana throughout history. However, a nuanced understanding reveals that all these figures were Tamils (Damila) hailing from the Pandya kingdom, with references to their exploits documented in Tamil inscriptions and Sri Lankan chronicles
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Tirumantiram (Mantra 57-66) Preface: Greatness of The Agamas

pāyiram ākamac ciṟappu 0057 añcaṉa mēṉi arivai ōr pākattaṉ añcoṭu irupattu mūṉṟu uḷa ākamam añcali kūppi aṟupattu aṟuvarum añcā mukattil arum poruḷ kēṭṭatē. 0057: Agamas From The Fifth Face Of Siva The Lord that consorts the blue-hued One Has the Agamas twenty-five and three; Bowing low, the six and sixty sought The Fifth-Faced One the Agamas' deep import to expound. 0058 aṇṇal aruḷāl aruḷum civā ākamam eṇṇil irupattu eṇ kōṭi nūṟu āyiram viṇṇavar īcaṉ viḻuppam uraittaṉar eṇṇi niṉṟa ap poruḷ ēttuvaṉ yāṉē. 0058: Agamas Innumerable The Sivagamas the Lord by Grace revealed; In number a billion-million-twenty-eight In them the Celestials the Lord's greatness gloried; Him, I too shall muse and praise. 0059 paṇṭitar āvār patiṉeṭṭum pāṭaiyum kaṇṭavar kūṟum karuttaṟi vāreṉka paṇṭitar taṅkaḷ patiṉeṭṭup pāṭaiyum aṇṭa mutalāṉ aṟañcoṉṉa v
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Tirumantiram (Mantra 51-56) Preface: Greatness of Vedas

pāyiram vētac ciṟappu 0051 vētattai viṭṭa aṟam illai vētattiṉ ōtat takum aṟam ellām uḷa tarkka vātattai viṭṭu matiñar vaḷam uṟṟa vētattai ōtiyē vīṭu peṟṟārkaḷē. 00 51: Vedas Proclaim Dharma No Dharma is, barring what the Vedas say; Its central core the Vedas proclaim; And the Wise ones ceased contentious brawls, Intoned the lofty strains and Freedom's battle won. 0052 vētam uraittāṉum vētiyaṉ ākilaṉ vētam uraittāṉum vētā viḷaṅkiṭa vētam uraittāṉum vētiyar vēḷvikkāy vētaṉ uraittāṉum meyp poruḷ kāṭṭavē. 00 52: Truth Of Maker Brahma spoke the Vedas, but Himself not the goal supreme; He spoke the Vedas only the great Maker to reveal; He spoke them for the Holy sacrifices to perform, He spoke them, the True One to manifest. 0053 irukku uruvām eḻil vētattiṉ uḷḷē urukku uṇar vāy uṇar vētattuḷ ōṅki verukku uruvākiya vētiyar collum k
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Tirumantiram (Mantra 1-50) Preface: In Praise of God

pāyiram kaṭavuḷ vāḻttu 0001 oṉṟu avaṉ tāṉē, iraṇṭu avaṉ iṉ aruḷ, niṉṟaṉaṉ mūṉṟiṉ uḷ, nāṉku uṇarntāṉ, aintu veṉṟaṉaṉ, āṟu virintaṉaṉ, ēḻ umparc ceṉṟaṉaṉ, tāṉ iruntāṉ uṇarntu eṭṭē. 0001: One Is Many The One is He, the Two His sweet Grace, In Three He stood, in all the Four witnessed, The Five He conquered, the Six He filled, The Seven Worlds pervades, manifests the Eight And so remains. 0002 pōṟṟi icaittu iṉ uyir maṉṉum puṉitaṉai nāl ticaikkum nalla mātukku nātaṉai mēl ticaikkuḷ teṉ ticaikku oru vēntaṉām kūṟṟu utaittāṉai yāṉ kūṟukiṉṟēṉē. 0002: Defies Death The Holy One who all life sustains, Lord of Her, beloved of all the world, He who spurned Yama, the Southern Quarter's King Of Him I sing, His glory and praise. 0003 okka niṉṟāṉai ulappu ili tēvarkaḷ nakkaṉ eṉṟu ēttiṭu nātaṉai nāḷ toṟum pakka niṉṟār aṟiyāta
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