Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar
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Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Pasupathi Thiruthalayur |
| Honors | Nayanar saint, |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Shaivism, Bhakti |
Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar is the 16th Nayanar saint. Traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (10th century CE) detail his legendary life and services to the Hindu god Shiva. Pasupathi Nayanar was a learned Brahmin devotee who practised chanting of the Shri Rudram Chamakam, a Vedic hymn dedicated to Rudra (a form of Shiva). Therefore, he is known by the name Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar.[1]