Tirumular

Tirumular

Tirumular (also spelt Thirumoolar etc., oringally known as Sundaranatha) was a Tamil Shaivite mystic and writer, considered one of the sixty-three Nayanars and one of the 18 Siddhars. His main work, the "Tirumandhiram", which consists of over 3000 verses, forms a part of the key text of Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta, the "Tirumurai".

"Tirumandiram" contains a synthesis of knowledge; the Upanishads, Siddhayoga and the devotional (Bhakti) revival, yet criticises ritualistic idolatry and the external gymnastics of occult practice. It is deep, simple, cryptic and polyvalent.

Legend has it that Tirumular was a travelling Shaiva saint and scholar from Kailash who used his yoga powers to transmigrate into the body of a southern cowherd, Mulan. He woke up from his yogic trance once a year and composed one verse until he attained salvation.

See also

* Agastyar
* Bogar
* Thirumandhiram
* Abithana Chintamani
* Patanjali

References

External links


* [http://www.tamilnation.org/sathyam/east/thirumurai/thirumanthiram/introduction.htm : You can get tamil version of thirumandiram திருமந்திரம் பற்றி நிங்கள் மேலும் அறிய ]
* [http://projectmadurai.org/ projectmadurai.org: A free electronic editions of ancient Tamil literary classics]
* [http://www.shaivism.org/ Shaivism Homepage]
* [http://www.nandhi.com Tamil Siddhars]


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