Tirukkovaiyar
Tamil Hindu work
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The Tirukkovaiyar (Tamil: திருக்கோவையார், romanized: Tirukkōvaiyār) is a Shaivite work composed by Manikkavacakar.[1] Dated to the 9th century CE, the work is part of the 12-volume Tirumurai and, along with Thiruvasagam, is traditionally placed as the 8th volume of the work. The work is also known as the Thiruchitrambalakkovaiyar.
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| The twelve volumes of Tamil Śaiva hymns of the sixty-three Nayanars | ||
| Parts | Name | Author |
| 1,2,3 | (Tevaram) Thirukkadaik Kaappu | Sambandar |
| 4,5,6 | Tevaram | Thirunavukkarasar |
| 7 | (Tevaram) Thiruppattu | Sundarar |
| 8 | Thiruvasakam & Thirukkovaiyar | Manickavasagar |
| 9 | Thiruvisaippa & Thirupallandu | Various |
| 10 | Thirumandhiram | Thirumular |
| 11 | Saiva Prabandham | Various |
| 12 | Periya Puranam | Sekkizhar |
| Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
| Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
| Rajaraja I | ||
| Nambiyandar Nambi | ||
Known as "Aranam" among Shaivite scholars, which translates to "Vedas," the work consists of 400 verses.[2] The work is divided into 25 chapters. On a superficial view, the work may appear as part of the Tamil akam genre of poetry. The work was sung entirely in Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram.[3] In the work, Shiva is associated with the golden hall of the temple, where the deity is believed to perform his cosmic dance called the tandava.[4]
Translations
In 1921, an English translation of Manikkavacakar's hymns was done by Francis Kingsbury and GE Phillips, both of United Theological College, Bangalore (Edited by Fred Goodwill) and published in a book as Hymns of the Tamil Śaivite Saints, by the Oxford University Press [5]