Sivapuranam

This hymn is in Tamil language and is from Thiruvasagam.

Thiruvasagam which means ‘the sacred utterance’ is a volume of Tamil hymns composed by Manikkavasagar, the ninth century shaivite bhakti saint of Tamil Nadu. It contains 51 compositions and is a part of Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of the Tamil philosophy of Shaiva Siddhantha.

Manikkavasagar was the Prime Minister of the then Pandya king of Madurai. But he renounced his post in search of divinity. The king sent him with money to buy 10000 horses, but on the way he was taken to divinity by the vision of Lord Siva. He spent the entire money in building a temple for Lord Shiva at a place called Thiruperunturai. The temple is considered as an architectural marvel among Hindu temples. From that time onwards, he wandered to various temples and composed devoted hymns on Lord Shiva.

The first chapter of Thiruvasagam is known as Sivapuranam.

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