The
Periya Puranam (
Tamil: பெரிய புராணம்), that is, the
great purana or epic, sometimes called
Tiruttontarpuranam ("Tiru-Thondar-Puranam", the Purana of the Holy Devotees) is a
Tamil poetic account depicting the legendary lives of the sixty-three
Nayanars, the canonical poets of Tamil
Shaivism. It was compiled during the 12th century by
Sekkizhar. It provides evidence of trade with West Asia The
Periya Puranam is part of the corpus of Shaiva canonical works.