3. Can you please clarify the terms’kandhuruk kAlAngi kanja malaiyanOdu’ in TM 68? Are these merely names, or are these qualified names (names with adjectives)?
A : Regarding TM68, the purport of the same in succinct is this: Thirumoolar had seven specific disciples who were responsible for bringing seven mutts into being. The seven disciples are: MaalAngan, Indhiran, Soman, Brahman, Rudhiran, Kandhuru, and Kalangi Kanchmalayan. Of these, Soman, Brahman and Rudhiran are the disciples of first batch and the rest form the second batch. These have been implicitly explained by Thirumoolar in his work and hence evidenced internally.