Tiruvicaippa
Tirumurai | ||
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The twelve volumes of Tamil Śaiva hymns of the sixty-three Nayanars | ||
Parts | Name | Author |
1,2,3 | Thirukadaikkappu | Sambandar |
4,5,6 | Thevaram | Thirunavukkarasar
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7 | Thirupaatu | Sundarar |
8 | Thirukkovaiyar |
Manickavasagar
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9 | Thiruvisaippa &Tiruppallaandu |
Various |
10 | Thirumandhiram |
Thirumular
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11 | Various | |
12 | Periya Puranam | Sekkizhar
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Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
Rajaraja I | ||
Nambiyandar Nambi |
Tiruvicaippa (
Chola king, who an ardent devotee of Shiva. He wanted to compile Tevaram, but the mission was completed by his grandson Rajaraja I.[citation needed
]
Content
The ninth volume of Tirumurai is composed by
Rajaraja Chola I in the 10th century, a collection of these songs was found abandoned in the Chidambaram temple, along with other religious literary works, and collated by Nambiyandar Nambi.[7]
Author | Poems | Number of verses | Classification | Temples reverred |
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Thirumaligai Thevar | 1-45 | 45 | Tiruvicaippa | Thillai Natarajar Temple (45)[5]
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Senthanar | 46-79 | 34 | Tiruvicaippa | Veezhinathar Kovil, Thiruveezhimizhalai (12), Masilamaniswara Temple (11)[5] |
Karuvur Thevar | 80-182 | 103 | Tiruvicaippa | Thillai Natarajar Temple (11), Maniyambalam temple (11), Azhagiyanathaswamy temple Thirukalanthai (10), Sundaresawarar temple Thirulogi (11), Pannakaparanar temple Thirumugathalai (10), Kampaheswarar Temple (10), Brihadisvara Temple (11)[5]
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Ponnthuruthi Nambi Kata Nambi | 183-194 | 12 | Tiruvicaippa | Thillai Natarajar Temple (10), Thyagaraja temple (2), Thirukuraithudayar temple (11)[5]
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Kandarathithar | 194-204 | 10 | Tiruvicaippa | Thillai Natarajar Temple (10)[5]
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Venattadigal | 205-214 | 10 | Tiruvicaippa | Thillai Natarajar Temple (10)[5]
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Thiruvaliyamuthanar | 215-256 | 42 | Tiruvicaippa | Thillai Natarajar Temple (42)[5]
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Purshottama Nambi | 1-45 | 257-278 | Tiruvicaippa | Thillai Natarajar Temple (22)[5]
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Sethiyar | 279-288 | 10 | Tiruvicaippa | Thillai Natarajar Temple (10)[5]
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Senthanar | 289-301 | 13 | Tirupallantu | Thillai Natarajar Temple (13)[5]
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List of temples associated with the Tiruvicaippa
There are 14 temples revered by the hymns of Tiruvicaippa and are in turn referred as "Tiruvisaipa Talangal".
Name of the temple | Location | Presiding deity | Photo | Poets | Temple details |
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Thillai Natarajar Temple
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Chidambaram 11°23′58″N 79°41′36″E / 11.39944°N 79.69333°E | Natarajar | Kandarathithar (10), Karuvur Thevar (11), Ponnthuruthi Nambi Kata Nambi (10), Purshottama Nambi (22), Senthanar (13), Sethiyar (10), Thirumaligai Thevar (45), Thiruvaliyamuthanar (42), Venattadigal (10) | The temple is one of the five elemental lingas in the Kovil) in Hinduism.[8] It is also a site for performance arts, including the annual Natyanjali dance festival on Maha Shivaratri.[9]
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Brihadisvara Temple | Gangaikonda Cholapuram 11°12′22″N 79°26′56″E / 11.20611°N 79.44889°E | Brihadisvarar | Karuvur Thevar (11) | Completed in 1035 AD by The shrine of Gangaikonda Cholapuram are revered as under " He of the Shrine of Gangaikonda Choleswaram takes whatever forms that his worship visualize" - 131,5.[11] | |
Rajarajeswaram
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Thanjavur 10°46′58″N 79°07′54″E / 10.78278°N 79.13167°E | Brihadisvarar | Karuvur Thevar (11) | Built by Tamil king Raja Raja Chola I between 1003 and 1010 AD, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Great Living Chola Temples". Built out of granite, the vimana tower above the shrine is one of the tallest in South India.[12]
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Uthrapathiswaraswamy Temple | Thanjavur 10°51′48″N 79°43′20″E / 10.86333°N 79.72222°E | Uthrapathiswaraswamy | Karuvur Thevar (10) | Uthrapathiswaraswamy Temple is a Pallava king Narasimhavarman I (reign: 630–668 CE), following the conquest of Pallavas over the Chalukyas (642 CE).[13]
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Azhagiyanathaswamy temple | Kalanthai 10°31′34″N 79°33′10″E / 10.52611°N 79.55278°E | Azhagiyanathar | Karuvur Thevar (10) | The temple has inscriptions from the period of Rajendra Chola indicating generous contributions to the temple.[14]
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Maniyambalam temple | Keezhakottur 10°36′52″N 79°33′55″E / 10.61444°N 79.56528°E | Maniambalanavar | Karuvur Thevar (11) | Since the bell of the elephant Airavata fell here, it came to be known as Maniyambalam.[15] | |
Sundaresawarar temple | Thirulogi 11°04′51″N 79°29′15″E / 11.08083°N 79.48750°E | Sundareswarar | Karuvur Thevar (11) | ||
Pannakaparanar temple | Thirmugathalai 10°33′23″N 79°40′46″E / 10.55639°N 79.67944°E | Pannakaparanar | Karuvur Thevar (10) | ||
Kampaheswarar Temple | Thirubuvanam 10°59′24″N 79°25′59″E / 10.99000°N 79.43306°E
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Kampaheswarar | Karuvur Thevar (10) | The temple was constructed by the Chola king Kulothunga Chola III as a memorial of his successful North Indian campaign. The temple has a shrine for Sharabha, a depiction of Shiva, a part-lion and part-bird beast in Hindu mythology, who, according to Sanskrit literature, is eight-legged and more powerful than a lion or an elephant, possessing the ability to clear a valley in one jump.[16]
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Thyagaraja Temple | Thiruvarur 10°46′N 79°39′E / 10.767°N 79.650°E | Thyagarajar | Ponnthuruthi Nambi Kata Nambi (2) | According to legend, a Tiruvarur.[17]
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Thirukuraithudayar temple | Thiruvidaikazhi 11°02′29″N 79°47′2″E / 11.04139°N 79.78389°E | Thirukuraithudayar | Senthanar (11) | ||
Mahalingeswarar Temple | Tiruvidaimaruthur 10°59′40″N 79°27′1″E / 10.99444°N 79.45028°E
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Mahalingeswarar | Karuvur Thevar (10) | The Chola prince, it is believed, entered the Mahalingeswarar Temple and prayed to his favourite God, Shiva for relief from the clutches of the malicious rebirth of a dead Brahmin or brahmarakshasa. The Chola prince made his way out through another entrance thereby saving himself.[18] | |
Masilamaniswara Temple | Thiruvaduthurai 10°29′N 78°41′E / 10.483°N 78.683°E | Masilamaniswarar | Senthanar (11) | This is counted as the first mention of portrait installation indicated in an inscription, with the other ones being in Konerirajapuram and Thiruvisanallur temples. The temple has been maintained and administered by the Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam, whose headquarters is located inside the temple.[19] | |
Veezhinathar Kovil, Thiruveezhimizhalai | Thiruveezhimizhalai 10°46′N 79°50′E / 10.767°N 79.833°E | Veezhinathar | Senthanar (12) | shivalingam. The mulavar vimanam is believed to be brought here by Vishnu.[20]
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