Nesa Nayanar
Nesa Nayanar, also known as Sivanesa Nayanar, Neca Nayanar (Necha nayanar), Nesanar, Nesar and Nesan (Necan), was a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the fifty-ninth in the list of 63 Nayanars.[1] Nesa Nayanar is described to be a weaver, who was always engrossed in remembering his patron god Shiva and gifting clothes he knit to devotees of the deity.
Life
The life of Nesa Nayanar is described in the
Nesa Nayanar was born in Kampili (Kambili). Kambili is now situated in
Nesa Nayanar was a
Remembrance
One of the most prominent Nayanars, Sundarar (8th century) venerates Nesa Nayanar in the Tiruthonda Thogai, a hymn to Nayanar saints.[4]
Nesa Nayanar is worshipped specially in the
In depictions as part as of the Nayanars, Nesa Nayanar is depicted with folded hands (see
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
- ^ a b c "The Puranam of Nesa Nayanar". T N Ramachandran. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Swami Sivananda(1999). Sixty-three Nayanar Saints (4 ed.). Sivanandanagar: The Divine Life Society.
- ISBN 978-81-208-0784-6.