Global InformationSekkilhar information
| Sekkilhar | |
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| Venerated in | Shaivism |
| Texts | Periyapuranam |
| Ethnic group | Tamil |
| Festivals | Guru Puja in Vaigasi (May-June) |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Sēkkilān Mādēvadigal Rāmadēva 12th century CE Kundrathur, Jayankonda Cholamandalam, Chola Empire (now in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Sēkkilān Mādēvadigal Rāmadēva (12th century CE),[1][2] known popularly by his family name as Sekkizhar,[3][4] was a saint and a contemporary of Kulottunga Chola II.[5] He compiled and wrote the Periya Puranam (Great Story or Narrative) in 4253 verses, recounting the life stories of the sixty-three Shaiva Nayanars, the devotees of Shiva. Sekkilhar himself was later canonised and his work, the Periyapuranam became the twelfth and final book of the sacred Saiva canon.[6]
- ^ K. M. Venkataramaiah, International School of Dravidian Linguistics. A handbook of Tamil Nadu. International School of Dravidian Linguistics, 1996. p. 331.
- ^ C. Mookka Reddy. The Tirumal?ava?i Temple: History and Culture Through the Ages. B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1986. p. 43.
- ^ C. Jesudasan, Hephzibah Jesudasan (1961). A history of Tamil literature. Y.M.C.A. Pub. House, 1961. p. 157.
- ^ Mu Kōvintacāmi. A Survey of the Sources for the History of Tamil Literature. Annamalai University, 1977. p. 135.
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