Nami Nandi Adigal
Nami Nandi Adigal | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Emapperur, Over a period this name was changed as Thiruneipair |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Philosophy | Shaivism, Bhakti |
| Honors | Nayanar saint, |
Nami Nandi Adigal, also spelt as Naminandi adigal, Naminandi adikal and Naminanti Atikal, and also known as Naminandi and Naminandhi, is a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the 27th in the list of 63 Nayanars.[1]
Life
The life of Nami Nandi Adigal is described in the
Nami Nandi Adigal was born in the town of Emapperur, near
Once, when Nami Nandi Adigal reached the Araneri shrine, it was close to evening. He wished to light lamps in the Shiva temple. He went to nearby house and asked for
Another incident in the life of Nami Nandi Adigal is recorded in the Periya Puranam. In celebration of the festival of Panguni Uttaram, an effigy of Shiva was paraded to the neighbouring village of Tirumanali. People of all castes participated in the procession. Nami Nandi Adigal returned home and did not worship in his home shrine as he had become ritually impure by intermingling with the people of other castes. He ordered his wife to fetch him some water for a ritual bath and waited outside the house. The fatigued priest succumbed to sleep. Shiva appeared in his dream and chastised his behaviour. He reminded Nami Nandi Adigal that all born in Thiruvarur were Shiva-
Remembrance
The Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram (c. 1150) has a relief dedicating the tale of Nami Nandi Adigal, lighting the lamps with water.[8] One of the most prominent Nayanars, Appar Tirunavukkarasar (7th century) also recalls the lamp miracle of Nami Nandi Adigal, called Nambi Nami in the verse. He further praises Nami Nandi Adigal as "pure gold".[3][9]
Nami Nandi Adigal receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars. Their icons and brief accounts of his deeds are found in many Shiva temples in
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
- ^ T N Ramachandran. "The Puranam of Naminandi Adikal". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Swami Sivananda(1999). Sixty-three Nayanar Saints (4 ed.). Sivanandanagar: The Divine Life Society.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-215-0044-9.
- ^ a b "Sri Achaleswarar (Vandarkuzhali) temple". Dinamalar. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-4008-6090-6.
- ISBN 978-81-208-1391-5.
- ISBN 978-0-231-51524-5.
- ISBN 978-81-7625-427-4.