INTRODUCTION Dandiyadigal is the Nayanar saint and a great devotee of Lord Shiva. LIFE He was born and lived at Tiruvarur. Daily he used to take food only after chanting the shiva mantra “OM NAMAH SHIVAYA” and doing shiva puja. Though he was blind, he served Lord shiva and his devotees in a proper manner. Daily he will […]
INTRODUCTION Murkha Nayanar is a Shiva devotee, and is considered as one among the 63 Nayanars. LIFE Murkha Nayanarwas born in Thiruverkadu in Chennai. He is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and he developed shiva bhakti from his childhood. He used to serve food to the devotees of Shiva by preparing various delicious food items along with […]
INTRODUCTION Meiporul Nayanar is a Nayanar saint, and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. He is regarded as one among the 63 Nayanars. LIFE MeiporulNayanar was the king of Tirukkoyilur, and a great worshipper of Lord Shiva. He was a regular visitor of Sri Veeratteswarar temple of Shiva. Meiporul Nayanar served Lord Shiva by performing regular pujas, abhishkhams and homams in […]
INTRODUCTION KaliyaNayanar, is a Nayanar saint, and belongedto Shaivism sect. He is one among the 63 Nayanars. He is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. LIFE KaliyaNayanar was an oil merchant, and lived in Thiruvottriyur. He was a regular worshiper of Lord Shiva at the Thyagaraja Temple, Thiruvottriyur. Kaliyan was a rich person. He used to serve Lord Shiva by […]
INTRODUCTION Sundardas was born in a Bania family in Rajasthan in 1596 A.D, and at his younger age itselfhe became a disciple of Saint Dadu Dayal and got basic education and become a saint. After the death of his guru Dadu, he followed his principles and lived a saintly life.After some time, he travelled all […]
INTRODUCTION Sundarar was an 8th century famous Shaivite Saint and is also one among the 63 Nayanmars. The Periya Puranam,tells the importance of the Nayanmars and praises the glory of Sundarar and his relation with Lord Shiva. He also contributed a major portion in the divine tamil text Tirumurai and was widely praised by the shaivites. His birth name […]
INTRODUCTION Appar also known as Tirunavukkarasar Nayanar was one among the 63 nayanmars. His birth name was Marulneekkiyar. Appar had contributed a portion of his writings in the famous writing Thiruthondar Thogai. All the contributions of Appar, Sundarar and Thirugnana Sambandar are collectively called as Thevaram LIFE Appar was born in 7th century AD in Tiruvamur, Tamil Nadu. His […]
INTRODUCTION ParamahansaYogananda (1893 –1952) was a great yogi and guru, attracted his followers through his teachings on meditation and Yoga. He was the author of the book ‘The Autobiography of a Yogi’. LIFE Yogananda was born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. During his younger age itself, he met many great sages and saints and discussed with them about spirituality. After finishing his schooling, he left home […]
INTRODUCTION NambiyandarNambi (10th century AD) was a Shaivite scholar of Tamil Nadu in South India who compiled the songs of Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar. It is believed that during his young age, in order to appreciate his bhakti, Lord Vinayaka himself emerged from his idol and ate the Prasad offered by him. LIFE Nambiyandar Nambi was born in the town of Thirunaraiyur into the family of […]
INTRODUCTION Pillai Lokacharya (1205–1311 CE) was a famous Vaishnavite Saint and written several divine works on Lord Vishnu. Vadakkuth Thiruveethi pillai was the guru for his father and thus he was named as Pillai Lokacharya.He was the incarnation of Kanchi Varadaraja Perumal and born in the year 1205 AD. He learned all the divine scriptures from […]
