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| The twelve volumes of Tamil Śaiva hymns of the sixty-three Nayanars | ||
| Parts | Name | Author |
| 1,2,3 | (Tevaram) Thirukkadaik Kaappu | Sambandar |
| 4,5,6 | Tevaram | Thirunavukkarasar |
| 7 | (Tevaram) Thiruppattu | Sundarar |
| 8 | Thiruvasakam & Thirukkovaiyar |
Manickavasagar |
| 9 | Thiruvisaippa & Thirupallandu |
Various |
| 10 | Thirumandhiram | Thirumular |
| 11 | Saiva Prabandham | Various |
| 12 | Periya Puranam | Sekkizhar |
| Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
| Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
| Rajaraja I | ||
| Nambiyandar Nambi | ||
Thiruvisaipa (Tamil: திருவிசைப்பா Thiru means "respect", visai means "action" and pa indicates "poem") denotes the ninth volumes[1] of the Tirumurai, the twelve-volume collection of Tamil Saivite devotional poetry.
The poems[edit | edit source]
The ninth volume of Tirumurai is composed by Tamil poets (known as Nayanars) - Thirumaligai Thevar, Senthanar, Karuvur Thevar, Ponnthuruthi Nambi Kata nambi, Kandarathithar, Venattadigal, Thiruvaliyamuthanar, Purshottama Nambi, Sethiyar and Senthanar [2] Among the eight, Kandarathithar, was a prince descended from Chola king, Parantaka I.[3]
During the reign of Rajaraja Chola I in the 10th century, a collection of these songs was found abandoned in the Chidambaram temple, along with other religious literary works, and collated by Nambiyandar Nambi.
List of Temple associated with Tiruvisaippa[edit | edit source]
The following are the temples revered by the hymns of Thiruvisaippa and are in turn referred as "Tiruvisaipa Thalangal".
- Gangaikonda Cholapuram
- Kalanthai Athikesaram
- Keezhakottur Maniambalam
- Brihadeeswarar Temple
- Tirulogi Temple
- Thiruchatiagudi
- Thirumugathalai
- Thiruvidaikazhi
thirupoovanam
The shrine of Gangaikonda Cholapuram are revered as under
" He of the Shrine of Gangaikonda Choleswaram takes whatever forms that his worship visualize" - 131,5.[4]
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- J. N., Farquhar (1993). Primer of Hinduism. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120608689.
- Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. New Delhi: Orient Longman Limited. p. 396. ISBN 81-250-1453-5.
- Coward, Harold G., ed. (1987). Modern Indian responses to religious pluralism. New York: State University of New York. p. 151. ISBN 0-88706-571-6.