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Tiruvacakam

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Also known as Thiruvasagam, Tiruvasagam

Thiruvasagam () is a volume of Tamil hymns composed by the 3rd century Shaivite bhakti poet Manikkavasagar. It contains 51 compositions and constitutes the eighth volume of the Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta.

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13 sections
Contents
  • Poet
  • Work
  • Tiruvempavai
  • Compilation
  • Grammar
  • Translation works on ''Thiruvasagam''
  • G.U.Pope Translation
  • Other works
  • In culture
  • List of temple revered in Thiruvasagam
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Thiruvasagam () is a volume of Tamil hymns composed by the 3rd century Shaivite bhakti poet Manikkavasagar. It contains 51 compositions and constitutes the eighth volume of the Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta.

Legend has it that Manikkavasakar was appointed as minister by king Arimarttanar and sent to purchase 10,000 horses from horse traders but spent the money building a temple in Tirupperunturai.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tiruvacakam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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