Hence Thirumandhiram can be seen as a work of Bhakti tradition.Īs a work of Philosophy, Thirumandhiram describes an original philosophical system, and the southern school of Saiva Siddhanta draws its authority from Tirumandiram. Thirumurai contains soul-stirring Tamil poetic compositions sung by Saiva Nayyanars who by their Bhakti hymns captured the hearts of the people. Thirumurai is a compendium of songs or hymns in praise of Shiva in the Tamil language composed by various poets in South India. It is a masterpiece work of Siddha Thirumoolar and has many dimensions to it.Īs a poetic work, Thirumandhiram is the tenth of the twelve volumes of the Thirumurai. Thirumandhiram’s literal meaning is “Holy incantation”. With that introduction let us begin this series!įor this series, we will present to you a detailed study on the work of Siddha Thirumoolar- Thirumandhiram. We hope you too will take this as an opportunity to know about the Siddhas and have their Grace in your lives. We now hope to continue deeper study( Abhyasam) about the Siddhas and share more pearls of wisdom about them to you all. A preliminary study of their life and work may give us the necessary introduction to these spiritual giants but are never enough. Siddhar Charithiram is just a beginning and preliminary step for us! Siddhas work are vast in number, deep in their meaning and purport, and sharp in its appeal to the intellect of the sadhakas. Thirumoolar’s Thirumandhiram- Siddhar Charithiram
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The encouragement and response from you, the readers, gave us enthusiasm and energy to do the necessary work and complete the series successfully. The journey of Siddhar Charithiram gave us the opportunity to have a glimpse of the life and works of the Siddhas. We looked at various Siddhas who have graced upon this earth with their Presence – their life and the wisdom they shared in the form of poems, couplets that are referred to as Siddhar Padalgal. Siddha refers to perfected masters who have achieved a high degree of physical as well as spiritual perfection or enlightenment. In the Guru Poornima special edition of series, we were blessed to also write about the great Siddha Avvai. The 18 great Siddhas that we studied during this journey are- Nandidevar, Agastya Muni, Thirumular, Bogar, Konganar, Machamuni, Gorakkar, Cattamuni, Sundaranathar, Ramadevar, Kudhambai, Karuvurar, Idaikkadar, Kamalamuni, Valmiki, Patanjali, Danvantri and Pambatti Siddhar. In a series of articles titled Siddhar Charithiram, published in our Parnika magazine, we have had the good fortune of expounding the life history of Siddhas from the Tamil tradition of “Pathinen Siddhargal”.
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