Divine Epithets — Identity

Direct answer

Divine Epithets — Identity is implemented as a source-bounded identity guide. The inspected material supports only this scope: The inspected edition preserves named devotional epithets, associated figures, poetic places, and compressed mythic allusions in specific Tirumāl poems. The named translation renders later devotional occurrences of forms including Māyan, Māl, Kaṇṇan, Nārāyaṇa, and Neṭumāl at exact numbered units. The page retains this limit: An epithet occurrence establishes wording in one passage; it does not establish identity in every text, chronology, historical influence, or theological truth. This establishes one translator’s rendering, not the untranslated Tamil’s complete range, continuity from Sangam texts, timeless equivalence, or theological truth.

Answer contract

Apply the identity lens only to the exact inspected source scope; do not infer authority from adjacent topics.

Evidence and exact locators

project-madurai-paripatal-t9 — https://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/utf8/pmuni0087.html — Unicode Tamil edition first published 2000; page notice updated through 2021; Tirumāl poems 1–4, 13 and 15; especially poem 2 lines 20–25 and poem 3 lines 31–40. Supports: The inspected edition preserves named devotional epithets, associated figures, poetic places, and compressed mythic allusions in specific Tirumāl poems.

divya-prabandham-part-4-t9 — https://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/utf8/pmuni0624_eng.html — Project Madurai translation containing pāsurams 2971–4000; Tiruvāymoḻi pāsurams 3052–3054, 3147–3150, 3211–3232, 3244–3254 and 3288–3298. Supports: The named translation renders later devotional occurrences of forms including Māyan, Māl, Kaṇṇan, Nārāyaṇa, and Neṭumāl at exact numbered units.

What the evidence does not establish

An epithet occurrence establishes wording in one passage; it does not establish identity in every text, chronology, historical influence, or theological truth.

This establishes one translator’s rendering, not the untranslated Tamil’s complete range, continuity from Sangam texts, timeless equivalence, or theological truth.

Rights and reuse

Project Madurai permits free distribution with its header intact; this packet links and paraphrases only.

Project Madurai distribution terms; limited quotation and bounded paraphrase with translator attribution.

Dependencies and related concepts

applies-to: urn:maha:concept:translation:divine-epithets

governed-by: urn:maha:concept:governance

evidence-for: urn:maha:concept:translation

Authority and locator

This authority and locator section is constrained to the same inspected scope: The inspected edition preserves named devotional epithets, associated figures, poetic places, and compressed mythic allusions in specific Tirumāl poems. The named translation renders later devotional occurrences of forms including Māyan, Māl, Kaṇṇan, Nārāyaṇa, and Neṭumāl at exact numbered units.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: An epithet occurrence establishes wording in one passage; it does not establish identity in every text, chronology, historical influence, or theological truth. This establishes one translator’s rendering, not the untranslated Tamil’s complete range, continuity from Sangam texts, timeless equivalence, or theological truth.

Context or method

This context or method section is constrained to the same inspected scope: The inspected edition preserves named devotional epithets, associated figures, poetic places, and compressed mythic allusions in specific Tirumāl poems. The named translation renders later devotional occurrences of forms including Māyan, Māl, Kaṇṇan, Nārāyaṇa, and Neṭumāl at exact numbered units.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: An epithet occurrence establishes wording in one passage; it does not establish identity in every text, chronology, historical influence, or theological truth. This establishes one translator’s rendering, not the untranslated Tamil’s complete range, continuity from Sangam texts, timeless equivalence, or theological truth.

Limits and uncertainty

This limits and uncertainty section is constrained to the same inspected scope: The inspected edition preserves named devotional epithets, associated figures, poetic places, and compressed mythic allusions in specific Tirumāl poems. The named translation renders later devotional occurrences of forms including Māyan, Māl, Kaṇṇan, Nārāyaṇa, and Neṭumāl at exact numbered units.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: An epithet occurrence establishes wording in one passage; it does not establish identity in every text, chronology, historical influence, or theological truth. This establishes one translator’s rendering, not the untranslated Tamil’s complete range, continuity from Sangam texts, timeless equivalence, or theological truth.

Dependencies

This dependencies section is constrained to the same inspected scope: The inspected edition preserves named devotional epithets, associated figures, poetic places, and compressed mythic allusions in specific Tirumāl poems. The named translation renders later devotional occurrences of forms including Māyan, Māl, Kaṇṇan, Nārāyaṇa, and Neṭumāl at exact numbered units.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: An epithet occurrence establishes wording in one passage; it does not establish identity in every text, chronology, historical influence, or theological truth. This establishes one translator’s rendering, not the untranslated Tamil’s complete range, continuity from Sangam texts, timeless equivalence, or theological truth.

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