
Main article: It is said that the author of this song, Abhirami Bhattar, was an ardent devotee of goddess, and he lied to king who visited the Thirukkadavur temple on the day of the full moon by saying it was actually a new moon day.


Since this anthadhi was sung on goddess Abhirami residing in, it is known as Abhirami Anthadhi.Īlthough Tamil literature consists of hundreds of Anthadhi songs, Abhirami Anthadi is praised as one of the prominent Anthadhi songs of Tamil literature. Thus this kind of poem gots its name, Antam (அந்தம்,the end) + āti (ஆதி, the beginning) = Antāti.

