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The Tirukkovaiyar ( Tamil: திருக்கோவையார், romanized: Tirukkōvaiyār) is a Shaivite work composed by Manikkavacakar. [1] Dated to the 9th century CE, the work is part of the 12-volume Tirumurai and, along with Thiruvasagam, is traditionally placed as the 8th volume of the work. The work is also known as the Thiruchitrambalakkovaiyar.
Tirumurai | ||
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The twelve volumes of Tamil Śaiva hymns of the sixty-three Nayanars | ||
Parts | Name | Author |
1,2,3 | Thirukadaikkappu | Sambandar |
4,5,6 | Thevaram | Thirunavukkarasar |
7 | Thirupaatu | Sundarar |
8 |
Thiruvasakam & Thirukkovaiyar |
Manickavasagar |
9 |
Thiruvisaippa & Tiruppallaandu |
Various |
10 | Thirumandhiram | Thirumular |
11 | Various | |
12 | Periya Puranam | Sekkizhar |
Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
Rajaraja I | ||
Nambiyandar Nambi |
Known as "Aranam" among Shaivite scholars, which translates to " Vedas," the work consists of 400 verses. [2] The work is divided into 25 chapters. On a superficial view, the work may appear as part of the Tamil akam genre of poetry. The work was sung entirely in Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram. [3] In the work, Shiva is associated with the golden hall of the temple, where the deity is believed to perform his cosmic dance called the tandava. [4]
In 1921, an English translation of Manikkavacakar's hymns was done by Francis Kingsbury and GE Phillips, both of United Theological College, Bangalore (Edited by Fred Goodwill) and published in a book as Hymns of the Tamil Śaivite Saints, by the Oxford University Press [5]