Periya Puranam primarily had references only to Tevaram and subsequently expanded to 12 parts and is one of the first anthologies of Tirumurai .
Periya Puranam is the eleventh - century Tamil book on the Nayanars that forms the last volume of the Tirumurai .
Periya Puranam , the eleventh - century Tamil book on the Nayanars that forms the last volume of the Tirumurai , primarily had references only to Tevaram and subsequently expanded to 12 parts and is one of the first anthologies of Tirumurai .