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He was a Murugan devotee who helped rebuild and complete the works on many of the temples across Tamil Nadu. At the time when the atheist movement swept Tamil Nadu, he sought to re-establish Hinduism and Theism in the State. [2] He has also scripted a movie, Siva Kavi. [2] He used all possible mediums to spread Hinduism.
Nakkīraṉãr's poem Tirumurukarruppatai is the most ancient known bhakti genre poem of 312 akaval verses on Murugan (also known as Subrahmanya, Kumara, Skanda, Kartikeya in other parts of India). The Tirumurukarruppatai is held in "very high esteem" in the Murugan tradition as well as the Murugan's father Shiva tradition. [ 6 ]
The anthologies and poems of the Sangam literature have numerous references and verses to Murugan – also known as Subrahmanya, Kumara, Skanda, Kartikeya in other parts of India. [4] The Tirumurukarruppatai poem is exclusively about different manifestations and shrines of Murugan. It describes different major temples dedicated to him in the ...
They occasionally mention reverence or include lines alluding to Hindu gods (particularly Murugan), goddesses, Vedas, Puranic legends and temples. The Paripaatal is a notable exception. This is a collection of devotional poems (bhakti), which are set to music and written primarily about Thirumal (Vishnu), Murugan and the river Vaigai .
The most popular deity is Murugan, he is known as the patron god of the Tamils and is also called Tamil Kadavul (Tamil God). [67] [68] In Tamil tradition, Murugan is the youngest son and Pillaiyar the eldest son of Shiva. This differs from the North Indian tradition, which represents Murugan as the elder son.
Despite her attempts to convince Muruga to return to Mount Kailash, he remains adamant about his decision to leave his family. His mother, the goddess Parvati, arrives there and tells the stories of four of Shiva's divine games to calm Muruga. The first story is set in Madurai, the capital city of the Pandya Kingdom. Shenbagapandian, the king ...
Pamban Swami was deeply moved and thanked Murugan for His kindness toward His devotees. Pamban Swami once fell very ill due to diarrhea. He fainted and collapsed, and upon seeing this, his wife also fainted. At that moment, Murugan appeared at their house, tapped the ground with a stick, and instructed Pamban Swami's wife to get up.
As per theologists, the Tamil deity of Murugan coalesced with the Vedic deity of Skanda over time. He is considered as the patron deity of Tamil language and literary works such as Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai by Nakkīraṉãr and Tiruppukal by Arunagirinathar are devoted to Murugan. The iconography of Kartikeya varies significantly.