In this episode, we will see about Sambandar or Thirugnana Sambandar. He was a young Saiva poet-saint of Tamil Nadu who lived around the 7th century. He is one of the most prominent of the sixty-three Nayanars, Tamil Saiva bhakti saints. His hymns on Shiva were later collected to form the first three volumes of the Tirumurai, the religious canon of Tamil Saiva Siddhanta. He was a contemporary of Appar, another Saiva saint. Listen to his life story and share it with all your friends.