Meykandar

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Meykandar
Karur temple, Tamil Nadu.
Personal
Born
Swetavana Perumal

Tirupennākadam
Tamil Nadu, India
Died13th century CE
Thiruvennainallur
Tamil Nadu, India
ReligionHinduism
Known forExpounded Shaiva Siddhanta
Founder ofTamil Siddhantism and
Lineage of Santana Kuravar
PhilosophyShaiva Siddhanta
Religious career
GuruParanjyoti
Literary worksŚiva Jñāna Bodham

Meykandar (

Vishishtadvaita of Ramanuja.[4][5]

Background

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Meykandar was born to Achyuta Kalappālar and Mangalambikai, ardent devotees of Lord

Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu.[6] It is said that they were troubled over their childless state which led them to be counselled by their family guru, Sakalāgama Panditar, who advised them to do a penance at Thiruvenkadu Siva Temple.[4] As a result, conceived and gave birth to a boy. They named him "Swethavana Perumāl", after the name of the deity at Thiruvenkadu.[7][8]

Swetavana Perumal was brought to his maternal hometown

Pasam), and the means of attaining oneness with Siva.[10] Many researchers conclude that Śivajñānabodham might have been composed around 1223 CE.[11]

Santana Kuravar

Sivan kovil at Thiruvennainallur
, the living place of Meykandar.

Sakalāgama Panditar, the family guru of Meykandar, once visited Meykandar and surprisingly became his disciple. He, later known as Arulnandi Sivan, composed Shiva Njana Siddiyar and Irupa irupahthu, in which he seconded Meykandar's Śiva Jñāna Bodham. Arulnandi sivan's disciple Marai njana Sampandar was the guru of Umapati Sivan who composed another eight texts explaining Shaiva Siddhanta. These four personages – Meykandar, Arulnandi Sivan, Marai njana Sampandar and Umapati Sivan are revered by the Tamil Siddhantins as "Santāna Kuravars" (Lineage of Gurus).[12]

Meykandar Siddhantism

Shaiva Siddhanta Sampradaya was spread by Santana Kuravars during 13th and 14th centuries in Tamil land is known as "Meykandar

Sanatkumarar.[14]

There are totally fourteen texts of Santana Kuravar and others admired by Tamil Saivites as Meykanda Sathirangal

Vedic Pure advaita) claiming that it interprets Advaita as it is.[16]

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References

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  3. ^ Contemporary Indian Literature, Volume 5. Shastry. S.L. 1965. p. 23.
  4. ^ a b Siddalingaiah, T. B. (1979). Origin and Development of Saiva Siddhanta Upto 14th Century. Madurai Kamaraj University Central Cooperative Stores. p. 71.
  5. ^ a b V. Raghavan (1978). Philosophers and Religious Leaders, Volume 1 Cultural leaders of India. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 52.
  6. ^ Violet, Paranjoti (1954). Śaiva Siddhānta. Luzac. p. 21.
  7. ^ "Meykandar (மெய்கண்டார்) – Life History". Shaivam.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ^ Collected Lectures on Saiva Siddhanta, 1946–1954. Annamalai University. 1965.
  9. ^ Saiva Siddhanta, Volume 22. Saiva Siddhanta Mahasamajam. 1987. p. 51.
  10. ^ Arunachalam, M. (1978). Outlines of Saivism Volume 2 of Peeps into Tamil culture. Gandhi Vidyalayam. pp. 29–40.
  11. ^ "The Saiva Siddhanta". Siddhanta Deepika. 11: 108. 1994.
  12. ISBN 9788129100122
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  13. ISBN 9788182202580
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  15. ^ International Association of Sanskrit Studies (1985). Proceedings of the .... World Sanskrit Conference. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan.
  16. ^ Civañān̲a Mun̲ivar (1985). Sivajñāna Māpādiyam. Publications Division, Madurai Kamaraj University. p. 2.

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