Publishers' Note: We have great pleasure in placing before our readers this exposition in English of Periya Puranam, one of the seminal texts of Saiva Siddhanta.

Vanmikanathan, who has rendered the highlights of the original epic from Tamil into English with a racy running commentary, is an experienced literateur who ahs a number of other devotional works to his credit. Thiruvasagam is the compilation of 656 devotional verses of a very high order for soul’s realization. Saint Manikkavasagar, the author of Thiruvasagam and Thirukkovaiyar the 8th Thirumurai is the 4th Samayacharya. To peruse their stories is to inhale the air of sanctity and blessedness. The trials and tribulations they cheerfully undergo and the incredible sacrifices they make for the Lord's sake take our breath away. Case and community, wealth and status do not count with them, even as they do not with the Lord.

These Nayanmars are of both the sexes and of all ages, and range from tribal hunters to emperors of vast domains. Lord whom these Saiva-Siddhantins worshipped is not a sectarian deity but the Supreme Creator, preserver and destroyer of the universe, who comes in human form from time to time and 'plays' with these servitors when their devotion gets incandescent. Thirupalli Ezhuchi - திருப்பள்ளியெழுச்சி Thiruvempavai - திருவெம்பாவை Sivapuranam - சிவபுராணம் Kolaru Thirupathigam - கோளறு திருப்பதிகம் Panchakara Pathigam - பஞ்சாகரப் பதிகம் Thiruneetru Pathigam - திருநீற்றுப் பதிகம் Namasiva Pathigam(Sotrunai Vethiyan) - நமசிவய பதிகம் (சொற்றுணை வேதியன்) Watch out for more Thevaram & Thiruvasagam songs.ĭescription About the Book: The Tamil Devotional Classic Peria Puranam or 'The Great Epic' by Sekkizhaar is the saga of the sixty three Nayanmars or servitors of the Lord, who not only lived for Him but adored Him in delightfully distinct ways. If any mistakes in the document, please do not hesitate to report as comments.

In this post, I have decided to share the documents(pdf) of the songs which I have shared in previous post. So far, I have shared the Thevaram and Thiruvasagam songs.

Sivapuranam in tamil pdf