Nilakantha Diksita

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Nilakantha Diksita was a minister in the 17th century court of King

Thirumalai Nayak of Madurai
. He composed several poems and literary works, including Ananda Sagara Stavam.

Biography

Mahakavi Sri Neelakanta Deekshithar was born near the end of the 16 th century on 23 May 1594, born in the Tamil month of Vaigasi in the Jaya Varusha of Tamil Panchangam. He is of the Bharadwaja Gotra and a Sama Vedi. He was an ardent devotee of Goddess Meenakshi.[

Appaya Dikshita.[1]

During his ministerial job in the royal court of Tirumalai Nayaka King of Madurai (current day Tamil Nadu, India) under his supervision the Vasantha Mantapam or now known as Pudu Mandapa, at

Palamadai Village in Tirunelveli District and place further south of Madurai. Palamadai village was actually gifted to him by Thirumalai Nayaka King for this archaeological evidence is in the form of Copper plaques which was used in those periods and it is also published in the Madura Manual by Archives of India. This is also engraved in the entrance wall of mangalankureswarar Sannidhi facing North. The copy of the engravings can be had from the epigraphy section of ASI.[citation needed] [2]

Writings

His works are regularly published by the Mahakavi Neelakanta Deekshithar Trust at Chennai. Besides they are also published in spiritual magazines like Amman Darshanam published from Chennai.[citation needed]

His works in the language are literary classics, viz., gaṅgāvataraṇam, vairāgyaśatakam, naḻacaritram, kaliviḍambanam, ānandasāgarastavaḥ, śāntivilāsaḥ, śivotkarṣamañjarī, mukundavilāsaḥ, raghuvīrastavaḥ, caṇḍīrahasyam, anyāpadeśaśatakam, nīlakaṇṭhavijayacampūḥ, kaiyaṭavyākhyānam, sabhārañjanaśatakam, gururājastavaḥ, śivatattvarahasyam, and śivalīlārṇavaḥ.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Atyar, N Natesa. Preface to Ananda Sagara Stavam.
  2. ^ "Scholars pay tribute to advaita acharyas". The Hindu. 5 February 2015.


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