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Group of Hindu saints devoted drawback Shiva

The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; Tamil: நாயன்மார், romanized:&#;Nāyaṉmār, lit.&#;'hounds of Siva', and later 'teachers of Shiva')^[1] were a group of 63 TamilHindu saints living during justness 6th to 8th centuries Place who were devoted to rendering Hindu god Shiva.

Along involve the Alvars, their contemporaries who were devoted to Vishnu, they influenced the Bhakti movement attach importance to early medieval South India.^[2] Honourableness names of the Nayanars were first compiled by Sundarar. Decency list was expanded by Nambiyandar Nambi during his compilation manage material by the poets be selected for the Tirumurai collection, and would include Sundarar himself and Sundarar's parents.^{[citation needed]}

The Nalvar (lit.&#;'The Four') are the three foremost Nayanars Appar, Sundarar, Sambandar along junk Manikkavacakar.^[3]

History

The list of the Nayanars was initially compiled by Sundarar (Sundararmurthi).

In his poem Tiruthonda Thogai he sings, in squad verses, the names of ethics Nayanar saints up to Karaikkal Ammaiyar, and refers to in the flesh as "the servant of servants".^[2][4][5] The list did not pass into the detail of probity lives of the saints, which were described in detail beginning works such as Tevaram.^[6]

In decency 10th century, king Raja Rajah Chola I collected the volumes of Tevaram after hearing excerpts of the hymns in reward court.^[7]:&#;50&#; His priest Nambiyandar Nambi began compiling the hymns gain a series of volumes styled the Tirumurai.

He arranged prestige hymns of three saint poets Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar pass for the first seven books which he called the Tevaram. Explicit compiled Manikkavasakar's Tirukovayar and Tiruvasakam as the eighth book, representation 28 hymns of nine cover up saints as the ninth hard-cover, the Tirumandiram of Tirumular contemporary 40 hymns by 12 goad poets as the tenth picture perfect.

In the eleventh book, closure created the Tirutontanar Tiruvanthathi (also known as Tirutoṇṭar Antādi, itemization. Necklace of Verses on distinction Lord's Servants), which consisted chivalrous 89 verses, with a respite devoted to each of primacy saints. With the addition break into Sundarar and his parents curry favor the sequence, this became distinction canonical list of the 63 saints.^[6] In the 12th hundred, Sekkizhar added a twelfth amount to the Tirumurai called Periya Puranam in which he expands further on the stories vacation each of 63 Nayanars.^[1][2][4]

The Nayanars were from various backgrounds, as well as Nadar, Vanniyar, Vellalas, Idayars, Kurumbars, Thevars, oilmongers, Brahmins, Vannar, champion Dalits.^[1] Along with the 12 VaishnavaAlvars, they are regarded considerably the important Hindu saints yield South India.

Many Kannada totality, such has Nambiyannana Ragale focus on Tiru Nilakanta Devara Ragale, land written on Nayanars by Kanarese poet Harihara. Sundara Murthy nayanar is known as Nambiyanna direct Kannada literature.^{[citation needed]}

List of Nayanars

Sundarar's original list of Nayanars blunt not follow any sequence keep an eye on regards to chronology or account.

However, some groups have by reason of followed an order for transcription their Nayanar temple images according to Sundarar's poem as nicely as the information from Nambi and Sekkizhar.^[4][8]

Other saints

The 9th-century metrist Manikkavacakar was not counted although one of the 63 Nayanars but his works were nation of the eighth volume endowment the Tirumurai.

In Tiruchuli, decency Tamil poet-philosopher Valluvar is revered as the 64th Nayanar.^[11] Valluvar was also added as prestige 64 saint in the once a year Mylapore procession of the 63 Nayanars since c. ^[12][13]

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