[NeroASERCH]

There is an old veNbaa which serves as a sort of mnemonic about the vaious works which compose the 'ettu thogai'.

Perhaps it would be good if I give the verse in Romanised Tamil?

'naRRiNai', nalla 'kuRundhogai', 'aingguRunURu',
oththa 'padhiRRuppaththu', Onggu 'paripaadal',
kaRRaRindhaar Eththum 'kali'yOdu 'agam', 'puRam', enRu
iththiRaththa 'ettuth thogai'

Those names within inverted commas are the .Eight Anthologies'.

So....you see, paripaadal is elevated with the addition of an accolade of 'Onggu'.

Paripaadal is further eulogised with this:

canggam ennum thungga mali kadaluL
aridhin elzundha paripaattu amudham.

Many people know about the puranic story about whipping the
Sea of Milk by the Devas and Asuras to obtain the Divine Nectar called Amirdham.

Amirdham is alluded to Paripaadal which has been obtained from the Sea of Canggam.