Vol. 4 No. S-8 (2022): Volume 4, Issue S-8, Year 2022
Articles

Saiva Kuravargal’s Love and Morality

Selvakumar M
Department of Tamil, King Nadhivarman College of Arts and Science, Thellar, Thiruvannamalai-604406, Tamil Nadu, India
Mahalakshmi M
Department of Tamil, King Nadhivarman College of Arts and Science, Thellar, Thiruvannamalai-604406, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2022-08-09

Keywords

  • Thirugnana Sambandar,
  • Thirunavukkarasar,
  • Sundarar,
  • Manikka Vasakar,
  • Thirumuraikal

How to Cite

M, S., & M, M. (2022). Saiva Kuravargal’s Love and Morality. International Research Journal of Tamil, 4(S-8), 306-316. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt22s844

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Abstract

The Devotion movement grew up with religious work and helping individual people. That is, the Devotion movement developed on the basis that charity should be given to the people living in the society as well as to the temples of God. In Saiva Samaya, by accepting morals in the name of God, not only towards human beings but also towards all living beings, with the morals of godliness and charity, the devotees, priests, and Sivadians who dedicated themselves to Lord Shiva drummed the sacrifice of Saiva Samaya. According to this, the most important and foremost people in Saivism, Tirunanasambandar, Tirunavukarasar, and Sundarar are called Devaras, and Manikkavasakara along with them are called Saivakuravas four. In this way, this article aims to know the love and morals of the Saiva Samaya and their religion and the above-mentioned humanitarian deeds special, their devotion to God, and their charitable deeds for the people. And the scriptures recited by Shivanatiyars who were possessed by the Lord came to be known as Tirumuraikal. The works of the four religious’ people among them, the number of their rituals and songs (pathikams), and the four Saiva religious people who were possessed by the Lord, the charity that they did to remove the suffering of the people with the grace of God and the charity that they did with love to praise the grace of the Lord are made to be seen in this sermon as the morality and love.

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