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|name= Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar<br />
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|birth_place= Thiruthalayur<br />
|birth_name= Pasupathi<br />
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|philosophy= [[Shaivism]], [[Bhakti]]<br />
|honors= [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] saint, <br />
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'''Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar''' is the 16th [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] saint. Traditional hagiographies like ''[[Periya Puranam]]'' (13th century CE) and ''[[Sundarar|Thiruthondar Thogai]]'' (10th century CE) detail his legendary life and services to the Hindu god [[Shiva]]. Pasupathi Nayanar was a learned Brahmin devotee who practised chanting of the [[Shri Rudram Chamakam]], a [[Vedic]] hymn dedicated to [[Rudra]] (a form of Shiva). Therefore, he is known by the name Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar.<ref name="sakhare">{{cite book | title= History and philosophy of Lingāyat religion | publisher= Karnatak University| author= M. R. Sakhare | year=1978 | pages=148}}</ref><br />
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==Hagiography==<br />
Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar was born in a pious [[Brahmin]] family in the small village of Thiruthalayur, now located in [[Nannilam taluk]], [[Thiruvarur District]] (17&nbsp;km south of [[Mayiladuthurai]] and on the [[Nedungadu]]-[[Karaikal]] route via Kollumaangudi).<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125173435/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/20/stories/2006102000110300.htm Consecration][[The Hindu]], Friday, 20 October 2006</ref> At Thiruthalayur, there is an ancient Shiva temple called Sri Parvati Samedha Sri Baleswarar temple.<br />
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Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar was an ardent Shiva devotee. He used go to the water tank in the early morning and evening and chant Shri Rudram Chamakam hymn with folded hands raised above his head. The hymn hails Shiva as the Supreme Being and is believed to accord the reciter Shiva's grace. The vibration of the intense prayer of the Nayanar is described to reach the abode of Shiva, who pleased with the Nayanar's devotion grants him salvation.<ref name="Vedanta kesari">{{cite book|title= The Vedanta kesari|publisher= Sri Ramakrishna Math (Madras, India)|year=1999| pages= 118}}</ref><ref>[http://www.shaivam.org/nalist.html 63 nAyanmArkaL]</ref><ref name="sivananda">{{cite book | title=SIXTY-THREE NAYANAR SAINTS | publisher=A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION | author=Swami Sivananda | author-link=Swami Sivananda | year=1962 | url=http://www.dlshq.org/download/nayanar.htm#_VPID_34}}</ref><br />
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[[Tamil language|Tamil]] month [[Purattasi]] – [[Ashvini]] star is widely celebrated as Guru Puja Day of Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar.<br />
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