

Appar sanctified all these temples by his verses and was also involved in cleaning of the dilapidated temples called uzhavarapadai.Īppar was born in the middle of 7th century in Tiruvamur, Tamil Naduhis childhood name thwvaram Marulneekiar. He was also involved in converting the Pallava king, Mahendravarman to Saivaism. Raja Raja Chola I ruled CE embarked on aopar mission to recover the hymns after hearing short excerpts of Tevaram in his court. Rajaraja deputed 48 pidarars and made liberal provisions for their maintenance and successors. He is regarded as a divine arrival of saint Vageesar who was a great devotee and a saint at lord Sivan’s Kailasam. Throughout boyhood, Appar yhevaram very much interested in Jainism and started studying its scriptures. The hymns were set to music denoted by Panns and are part of the canon of the Tamil music. Paadal Petra Sthalams are temples that are revered in the verses of Tevaram and are amongst the greatest Shiva temples of the continent. He was called Tirunavukkarasu, meaning the “King of divine speech”. He heard of Thirugnana Sambandar and went to Sirkali to meet him. The first seven books were later called as Tevaram. APPAR THEVARAM Music Playlist on Listen to APPAR THEVARAM and download APPAR THEVARAM songs onĭuring the time of cholas etc. Stream Appar Thevaram – Sottrunai Vedhiyan by jay from desktop or your mobile device. Appar Tirunavukkarasar Nayanar also known as Navakkarasar and Appar ” Father”, was a seventh-century Śaiva Tamil poet-saint, one of the most prominent of.
