Native placeThiruseignalur (Seynalur), Chola country
Associated templeSatyagireeswarar Temple, Thiruseignalur (Senganur)
Guru PujaThai - Uthiram
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The Life
Born Vichara Sarma to a brahmin family at Thiruseignalur, the boy mastered the Vedas young and, grieved to see a cow ill-treated, took to herding the village cattle. Seeing their milk go to waste, he raised a linga of river-sand and bathed it with the milk in loving worship each day. Villagers complained to his father that the milk was being squandered; the father spied on him and, in anger, kicked over the sand-linga and the milk-pots. Lost in worship, Vichara Sarma seized his herding-staff, which became an axe by Shiva's grace, and struck off the offending foot. Shiva at once appeared with Uma, embraced him as a son, made him Chandesa, chief of His hosts and keeper of His wealth, and granted him eternal office.
சுந்தரர் (சுந்தரமூர்த்தி நாயனார்)Sundarar (Sundaramurthi Nayanar)
The comrade of Shiva whose wedding the Lord halted by claiming him as His bond-slave.
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திருநீலகண்ட நாயனார்Thiru Neelakanta Nayanar
The Chidambaram potter bound for life by his wife's vow taken in Shiva's name.
Chidambaram (Thillai)Read the life ›
இயற்பகை நாயனார்Iyarpagai Nayanar
The Puhar merchant who surrendered even his own wife at a devotee's word.
Kaveripoompattinam (Puhar)Read the life ›