Thursday 26 January 2012
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Extreme Form of Devotion
handesvara Nayanar, in his complete absorption in his worship, could inflict a mortal blow on his own father; but, that was because he saw not his father, but an obstacle to Siva puja. When Arivattaya Nayanar found, for instance, that his weak body was getting unfit to carry on his worship, he was ready to cut his own throat. If Murkha Nayanar chose to gamble and even resort to violence to carry out his vow, Kannappa Nayanar would pull out his own eyes to serve the Lord!
King
Some of them were highly learned while some others excelled with their simple devotion though not learned in any scriptures (Kannappar). Some of them were kings (Pukazch chozar) and some others didn't even have even a house to live in (Thirumular).
Both Genders
There are both male and female (Isaignani Yaar, Karaikkal Ammaiyar and Mangayarkarasi) devotees. The wives of many of these Nayanmars too were equally devoted to Lord Shiva as their husbands were (Thirunilakandar).
Different Professions / Note
- Sampandhar (reciting Vedha),
- Appar (farmer),
- Nilakandar (potter),
- Thirunalaippovar (cobbler) and so on.
Different Ashrams
- Brahmacharyam (Sandesar),
- Grihastam (Nilakandar),
- Vanaprastam (Aiyadikal Kadavarkon),
- Sanyasam (Thirumular).
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