Kalingathuparani

JAYAM KONDAN lived in the time of kulothunga chola I, i. e.
between A.D. 1070 to A.D., 1118 and described the Emperor's
conquest of Kalinga-nadu in kalingathup-parani, "parani" is a
species of poetic composition which has for its hero a warrior
who has killed in the field of battle a thousand male elephants
and describes his exploits with the help of demoniac machinery.
'kalingathup-parani' was falsely ascribed to Ottakkuthan, There
is a tradition that the chola King was so highly impressed with its
excellence that, at its rehearsal, he amply rewarded the poet by
rolling a golden cocoanut at the end of every stanza. "பரணிக்கோர்
சயங்கொண்டான்" by pala-pattadai-chokkanatha pulavar, points to
the author's cleverness in this species of composition, In his
commentary on silappathikaram, Adiyarkunallar has cited a few
stanzas from his poem and hence we inform that the date of its
composition must be anterior to his time, to wit the 12th century.