Robert Butler, T. Venkatasubramanian and David Godman. Thayumanavar was a distinguished Tamil poet-saint who lived in the first half of the eighteenth century, from to AD. His devotional poetry was frequently cited by Bhagavan, with obvious approval, and many Ramanasramam books record fragments of his poems that Bhagavan either read out or quoted from memory.
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The greatness of the Sage is well-known to earnest spiritual seekers in India, especially in Tamilnadu, and all over the world too. Thayumanavar was a respected scholar in both Sanskrit and Tamil and was a minister to the King in Trichinopoly in South India. His name hails from the name of the deity of the Rockfort Temple in Trichinopoly.
When he became god-minded he quit his job and began roaming, preaching Shaiva-siddhanta philosophy and Shiva worship. His songs are full of the divine bliss which he enjoyed and transmitted in abundance. The songs on the theme of the Atman craving for the union with the Supreme, are famous for their authenticity, simplicity and easily remembered language.
He is also known for his unceasing emphasis on the unity of all paths to God and of all religions, and, in particular, on the unity of Vedanta and the Shaiva siddhanta. Thayumanavar articulated the Saiva Siddhanta philosophy. His Hymns also expounded the Supreme Reality beyond attributes. Their inner Realization pours out in the form of Hymns. Thayumanvar offered several Tamil hymns of which are available. His first three songs were sung years ago at the Congress of Religions in Trichirappalli.
They also outline the philosophy of South Indian Hinduism, and the Tirumandiram by Saint Tirumular in its highest form. The Wonderful Hymns of Thayumanavar are powerful, profound teachings.
But they are easy to understand and follow. They provide deep insight to any sincere spiritual seeker who is interested in lasting happiness, meditation, self-enquiry and the highest goal in life, Self-Realization. Sri Ramana Maharshi often quoted the words of Sage Thayumanavar. That indeed is what we in meekness worship. Skip to content.
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Sage Thayumanavar
The greatness of the Sage is well-known to earnest spiritual seekers in India, especially in Tamilnadu, and all over the world too. Thayumanavar was a respected scholar in both Sanskrit and Tamil and was a minister to the King in Trichinopoly in South India. His name hails from the name of the deity of the Rockfort Temple in Trichinopoly. When he became god-minded he quit his job and began roaming, preaching Shaiva-siddhanta philosophy and Shiva worship.
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Thayumanavar articulated the Saiva Siddhanta philosophy. He wrote several Tamil hymns of which are available. His first four songs were sung years ago at the Congress of Religions in Trichirappalli. His poems follow his own mystical experience, but they also outline the philosophy of South Indian Hinduism, and the Tirumandiram by Saint Tirumular in its highest form, one that is at once devotional and nondual, one that sees God as both immanent and transcendent.