[clarification needed] The name Karapuranathar is a compound of Karai ("riverbank"), Puram ("place"), and Nather ("Lord").
One of these kings, Vēl Pāri, is described as the master of the hill country of Parambu nādu and held sway over 300 villages.
Pāri's death affected Kabilar and he later took his own life by vadakirrutal, a Tamil way of committing suicide.
[6] Pāri's daughters married in the temple to the son of Malaiyamān Thirumudi Kāri with the Emperor's acceptance.
The Chera Emperor was staying in Salem in order to attend Angavai and Sangavai's marriages.