Published 2024-07-30
Keywords
- Sekizhar,
- Thiruthonder Purana,
- Charity of feeding,
- Method of feeding,
- Feeding of servants is the reason of birth
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Abstract
In Thiruthonda Purana composed by Sekizhar, the Nayanmars' deeds to Shiva are talked about. They have done charity to Shiva in various ways. From reciting Srirutram to donating skins for temple musical instruments, they are charitable in many ways. Sekizhar compiles all of them in one place. One of the charities they did was feeding Shivanati. They have done this widely. This article seeks to answer the questions of how feeding philanthropy participated in the efforts to construct vegetarianism as a miracle, and what were the consequences. This article proceeds with the hypothesis that the virtue of eating is emphasized in the Palandami literature, but it has greatly benefited the construction of Saivaism during the Sekijar period.