PURPORT

Pandya-desa is situated in the southern part of India known as Kerala. In all these areas there were many kings with the title Pandya who ruled over places known as Madura and Ramesvara. In the Ramayana the name of Tamraparni is mentioned. Tamraparni is also known as Purunai and is situated on the bank of the Tinebheli River. This river flows into the Bay of Bengal. Tamraparni is also mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam ().