Friday, July 23, 2010

Nayanmar

The Nayanars or Nayanmars were Shaivite devotional poets of Tamil Nadu, active between the fifth and the tenth centuries CE.

The sixty-three Nayanmars

  1. Anaya
  2. Adipaththa
  3. Aiyadigal Kaadavarkon, Pallava King Aiyadigal Perumaanaar
  4. Amaraneedi Nayanar
  5. Appudhi Adigal
  6. Arivattaya
  7. Chandeshvara Nayanar
  8. DhandiyadigaL
  9. Enatinatha
  10. Eripaththa
  11. Eyarkon Kalikkaama
  12. Gananatha
  13. Idankazhi
  14. Ilayankudi maranar
  15. Isaignaniyaar - Female Nayanar
  16. Iyarpagaiar
  17. Kaari
  18. Kalikkamba
  19. Kaliya
  20. Kanampulla
  21. Kannappa Nayanar
  22. Karaikkal Ammeiyar, Female Nayanar
  23. Kazharchinga
  24. Kazharir-rarivaar, Chera King, also Cheraman Perumal
  25. Kochengat Cholan, A Chola King
  26. Kootruva
  27. Kotpuli
  28. Kulachchirai
  29. Kungiliyak Kalaya
  30. Manakkanychaara Nayanar
  31. Mangayarkkarachiyar, Female Nayanar
  32. Meiporul Nayanar
  33. Murkha
  34. Murti
  35. Munayaduvaar
  36. Muruga
  37. Nami Nandi Adigal
  38. Narasingha Munayaraya
  39. Nesa Nayanar
  40. Ninra Seer Nedumaara
  41. Perumizhalaik Kurumba
  42. Pusalar
  43. Pugal Chola, A Chola King
  44. Pugazh Thunai Nayanar
  45. Saakkiya
  46. Sadaiya Nayanar
  47. Saththi
  48. Seruthtunai
  49. Sirappuli
  50. Siruttonda
  51. Somaachi
  52. Sundarar
  53. TirugnaanaSambandar
  54. Tirukkuripput Tonda
  55. Tirumular
  56. Thirunalai Povar Nayanar, popularly known as Nandanar
  57. Tirunavukkarasar, popularly known as Appar
  58. Thiruneelakandar
  59. Tirunilakanda Yaazpaana
  60. Tirunilanakka
  61. Uruttira Pasupati
  62. Vaayilaar
  63. Viralminda nayanar
Karaikkal Ammaiyar (Tamil: காரைக்கால் அம்மையார், which means the mother from Karaikkal), one of the few females amongst the sixty three Nayanmars, is one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature. Her birth name was Punithavathi, born at Karaikkal, South India, and lived during the 6th century. She was a great devotee of Lord Shiva.

ISAIGNANIYAR is a female poetess who lived in Tirunavalur of Tirumuraipadi. All her ancestors were ardent devotees of Lord Siva and her husband Sadaiya nayanar is too one of the 63 nayanars. She was also devoted to the Lord. Due to their virtuous deeds in their past life, a divine child was born to them. He was no other than Sundaramurthi Nayanar.

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