Sundaramurthy Nayanar (Sundarar)
சுந்தரமூர்த்தி நாயனார் (சுந்தரர்)Temples with a write-up where Sundarar sang a pathigam.
55 visitedPhoto: Thiruppanaiyur →Photo: Thirunaraiyur →Photo: Thirunageswaram →Photo: Thirunallaru →
About Sundarar
Born Nambiyarurar in the eighth century, the comrade of Shiva (Thampiran Thozhan), whose wedding the Lord himself stopped.
- Lived
- 8th century CE
- Born
- Thirunavalur, to Sadaya Nayanar and Isaignaniyar, both among the 63 Thirunavalur →
- Called
- Thampiran Thozhan, the Lord’s comrade; Vanthondan, the argumentative follower
- First song
- “Piththa Piraichudi”பித்தா பிறைசூடி
- Hymns
- 100 pathigams survive, about 1,000 verses: Thirumurai 7
- Temples
- 84 temples, all on foot
- Mukti
- Carried to Kailash on a white elephant from Thiruvanchikulam, on Aadi Swathi
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Feats and miracles
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The wedding stopped
An old ascetic held up a palm-leaf deed pledging him as a servant, then vanished into the sanctum; Shiva bade him sing, beginning with “piththa”.
At Thiruvennainallur → -
Rain, then sunshine
In a drought he sang for rain if the temple got twelve acres; when it would not stop, he sang it away for twelve more.
At Thiruppunkur → -
The boy from the crocodile
His pathigam brought back an eight-year-old swallowed by a crocodile three years before.
At Tirupukkoliyur → -
Thiruthondar Thokai
At Thiruvarur he recited the names of all sixty-three Nayanars, calling himself the servant of each.
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Paravai and Sangili
He married Paravai Nachiyar at Thiruvarur and Sangili Nachiyar at Thiruvottriyur, with the Lord’s help.
