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Tirumurai (Tamil: திருமுறை, meaning Holy Order) is a twelve-volume compendium of songs or hymns in praise of Shiva in the Tamil language from the 6th to the 11th century CE by various poets in Tamil Nadu. Nambiyandar Nambi compiled the first seven volumes by Appar, Sambandar, and Sundarar as Tevaram during the 12th century.
Tevaram text has been called as a Shaiva "Tamil-vētam" (a Tamil Veda) in Volume 4 of the Madras Tamil Lexicon. This equivalence with the ancient Hindu Vedas has been explained by the Tamil Shaiva scholars in that the Tevaram "resembles the Vedic hymns" by being poetry of the "highest order" that also systematically builds the philosophical ...
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.
Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896): "May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god: So may He stimulate our prayers." [20] S. Radhakrishnan: (1947): "We meditate on the effulgent glory of the divine Light; may he inspire our understanding." [21] (1953): "We meditate on the adorable glory of the radiant sun; may She inspire our intelligence." [22]
However the literal meaning in Tamil of the word Perumal is "Great God" or "Great Man". The worship of Murugan has strong roots in Tamil Nadu. According to Tamil legends, Murugan was the brave warrior who defeated the powerful demon Surapadman, [5] and was seen as being the epitome of youth, compassion and beauty. Arunagirinathar's songs build ...
The Tamil Vaishnavites, also known as Ubhaya Vedanti follow both the Sanskrit Vedas as well as the Tamil-language Tiruvaymoli, a work which devotees of Sri Vaishnavism regard as the Tamil Veda. [4] In many temples — Srirangam, for example — the chanting of the Divya Prabandham forms a major part of the daily service.
The Shanti Mantras, or Pancha Shanti mantras, are Hindu prayers for peace found in the Upanishads. Generally, they are recited at the beginning and end of religious rituals and discourses. Shanti Mantras are invoked in the beginning of some topics of the Upanishads. They are believed to calm the mind and the environment of the reciter.
Thiruvasagam (Tamil: திருவாசகம், romanized: tiruvācakam, lit. 'sacred sayings') is a volume of Tamil hymns composed by the ninth century Shaivite bhakti poet Manikkavasagar. It contains 51 compositions and constitutes the eighth volume of the Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta.