The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; Tamil: நாயன்மார், romanized: Nāyaṉmār, lit. 'hounds of Siva', and later 'teachers of Shiva') [1] were a group of 63 Tamil Hindu saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva.

The celebrated Nayanmars are 63 mystics and sages, who inspired many by constantly living in a state of abandon and ecstasy. Living as an offering to life around them, the Nayanmars have left behind Thevaram - an eternal treasure that gives us a taste of absolute dissolution and a profound insight into life. Here are some select stories from the …

63 Nayanmar the description of the life and service of these ancient Shiva Devotees of Tamilnadu.

Nayanmars refer to the 63 devotees (and 9 general devotees) of Lord Shiva who lived before or during the life time of Sundaramurthy Nayanar. Sundaramurthy Nayanar initially sang about the devotees of Lord Shiva in an august gathering of Shivanadiyars or devotees of Shiva in the famed Devashraya Mandapam at the Tiruvarur Shivalayam.

Mar 5, 2023 · Nayanmars belonged to various communities and professions and rose to become saints through their single-minded devotion towards Bhagwan Shiva. They proved through their actions that Bhakti is the highest form of devotion and it is only through Bhakti that one can get the blessings of Bhagwan.

Nayanar, any of the Tamil poet-musicians of the 7th and 8th centuries ce who composed devotional hymns of great beauty in honour of the Hindu god Shiva. Among the Nayanars, the poets Nanachampantar, Appar, and Chuntaramurtti (often called “the three”) are worshipped as saints through their images

The Tamil devotional classic, "Periya Puranam," (The Great Epic) by Sekkilaar is the saga of the sixty-three Nayanars (servitors of the Lord) — who not only lived for God Siva but adored Him in delightfully distinct ways. These Saivaite Saints lived in the Tamil Nadu kingdoms hundreds of years ago. God Siva, whom these Saiva-Siddhantins worshipped, is not …

The Nayanmars (alt. Nayanars, Tamil: lit. "hounds of Siva", later "teachers of Siva") [1] were a group of 63 saints (also saint poets) in the 6th to 8th century who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva in Tamil Nadu. They, along with the Alwars, their contemporaries who were devoted to Vishnu, influenced the Bhakti movement in Tamil. [2] The names of the Nayanars were first compiled by Sundarar ...

The saintly devotees of Shiva are known as Nayanmar (Nayanar). There are 63 of them. The activities of these devotees differ, but the one thing in common is their intense love for the Lord. They followed different ways of praying the God and led different kinds of life styles - brahmacharyam (Sandesar), grihastam (Nilakandar), vanaprastam (Aiyadikal Kadavarkon), sanyasam (Thirumular). Their ...

A Nayanmar or Nayanar is a “leader” or “master.” In the Tamil devotional tradition the Nayanmars were poet saints who spread the message of devotion to SHIVA throughout Tamil Nadu. Tra dition makes them 63 in number, but some of the names are…