Karikala Chola
Karikalan was a Chola king who ruled during the Sangam period. He is recognized as the greatest of the Early Cholas. Though there is schism between scholars in dating his reign, the most widely accepted date is 190 CE, which has been arrived at through the Gajabahu synchronism.
Sources
The story of Karikala is mixed with legend and anecdotal information gleaned from Sangam literature. No authentic records of Karikala's reign has been found so far. The only sources available are the numerous mentions in Sangam poetry. The period covered by the extant literature of the Sangam is unfortunately not easy to determine with any measure of certainty. and won more battle he was greatest legend all time Paṭṭiṉappālai, Poruṇarāṟṟuppaṭai and a number of individual poems in the Akanaṉūṟu and Purananuru have been the main source for the information that is attributed to Karikala.
Early life
Karikala was the son of Ilamcetcenni. The name Karikalan has been held to mean "the man with the charred leg" and perpetuates the memory of a fire accident in the early years of his life. Some scholars also hold the view kari and kalan are Tamil words meaning "slayer of elephants". Poruṇarāṟṟuppaṭai describes the back-formed origin legend of this incident as follows:
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PORQUE ME DIJISTE QUE NO
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CUANDO YO TE LO DIJE CREIA QUE TU QUERIAS,
PERO, NO, ERA UN IMBECIL,
Y AHORA SOY UN IMBECIL CON EL ALMA ROTA.
CREIA QUE TU ME QUERIAS,
PERO, NO, ESTAVA EQUIVOCADO
NO SE QUE PENSE PORQUE ME ENAMORASTE,
Y AHORA ESTOY DESTROZADO,
ME DIJISTE QUE NO TAN FRIA,
ME QUE DE CÓMO UNA PIEDRA,
Y AHORA SOY, COMO UNA ROCA FRIA
POR EL MAAAAARRRR, FLOTANDO SOLA!!!!
NO TE COMPRENDO, PARECIA TAN REAL,
QUE LO CREI, COMO UNA VERDAD!!!!!
TU ESTABAS EN LAS FIESTAS, MIENTRAS YO,
EN CASA, DISGUSTADO, ESPERO QUE TE LO,
PASARAS BIEN, EN LAS FIESTAS CON EEEEEEL!!!!
QUE EL TE CUIDE, COMO LO HUBIERA HECHO YOOOO,
QUE EL TE MIME COMO UN ANGEL SOÑADOR,
QUE EL TE SIRVA, NO COMO YOOO,
SOLO QUERIA, YO , TU, AMORRRRRR
ME DIJISTE QUE NO TAN FRIA,
ME QUE DE CÓMO UNA PIEDRA,
Y AHORA SOY, COMO UNA ROCA FRIA
POR EL MAAAAARRRR, FLOTANDO SOLA!!!!
NO TE COMPRENDO, PARECIA TAN REAL,
QUE LO CREI, COMO UNA VERDAD!!!
PORQUE ME DIJISTE QUE NO,
NO TE ENTIENDO,
CREIA QUE TE GUSTABA,
PERO NO, ME HIZE ILUSIONES
Y AHORA SOY UN ILUSO DE MIL CORAZONES
ME DIJISTE QUE NO TAN FRIA,
ME QUE DE CÓMO UNA PIEDRA,
Y AHORA SOY, COMO UNA ROCA FRIA
POR EL MAAAAARRRR, FLOTANDO SOLA!!!!
NO TE COMPRENDO, PARECIA TAN REAL,
QUE LO CREI, COMO UNA VERDAD!!!