ŚVETĀRAṆYA OF SOUTH INDIAN ŚAIVISM.
This article is a summary of 60+ Tēvāram hymns on Veṇkāṭu which are not only important documents in the history of South Indian Śaivism, but also the sthala and organizing principle of the structure of the temple, its location and iconography. The Śaivite Navagraha-sthalas in the Kāviri delta, are C...
| Publicado en: | Prajñā Vihāra: Journal of Philosophy & Religion Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 34 |
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Assumption University, Graduate School of Philosophy & Religion
Jan-Jun2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=164603733&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 164603733 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15136442 8YUC jtl: Prajñā Vihāra: Journal of Philosophy & Religion issn: 15136442 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan-Jun2023 vid: 24 iid: 1 pid: 53696 pub: Assumption University, Graduate School of Philosophy & Religion artinfo: ui: 164603733 ppf: 1 ppct: 33 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 6.8MB tig: atl: ŚVETĀRAṆYA OF SOUTH INDIAN ŚAIVISM. aug: au: Rajarajan, Kesava affil: Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, Dindigul su: Mythology Hymns Religious idols Temples Shrines Literature Scholars sug: subj: Mythology Hymns Religious idols Temples Shrines Literature Scholars keyword: Budha Cōḻa Navagraha-sthalas Tēvāram Veṇkāṭu ab: This article is a summary of 60+ Tēvāram hymns on Veṇkāṭu which are not only important documents in the history of South Indian Śaivism, but also the sthala and organizing principle of the structure of the temple, its location and iconography. The Śaivite Navagraha-sthalas in the Kāviri delta, are Curiyanārkōyil-Sūrya, Tiṅkalūr-Candra, Tiruveṇkāṭu-Budha, Vaittīcuvarankōyil-Aṅgāraka, Ālaṅkuṭi-Bṛhaspati, Kañcaṇūr-Śukra, TirunaḷḷāṟuŚanaiścara, Kuṃbhakoṇam/Nākeśvaram-Rāhu and Perumpaḷḷam-Ketu. The Vaiṣṇavas have their Navagrahasthalas in the Tāmiraparaṇi basin, called Navatiruppatis (nine holy lands). The nava-Kailāsas in this zone are also treated Śaiva grahasthalas. Śvetāraṇyeśvara temple. Tiruveṇkāṭu, is a crucial Śaiva-sthala, much less known to the outer world. The three authors of the Tēvāram, viz., Campantar (Tirumuṟai 1-3), Nāvukkaracar (4.6) and Cuntarar (7) have contributed six patikams (decades of hymns, totally of 62 hymns) on the Budha-sthala in Tiruveṇkāṭu. The different manifestations of Śiva are extolled in these hymns, particularly Ardhanārīśvara, Naṭarāja, Yogīśvara, Candraśekhara, Ekapādamūrti, Bhikṣāṭana, Kālāri, Gajasaṃhāra and so on. These remain unexamined in scholarly works. It is worthwhile to see what the Tēvāram-trio have to say on Veṅkāṭu. It seems during the past, Cōḻa, Veṇkāṭu was a base of the Vīraśaivas. Therefore, a shrine for the Lord Vīrabhadra is present within the Śvetāraṇyeśvara temple. The bhakti Tamil literature clearly recognizes the importance of this venue with reference to its landscape, sthala, vṛkṣa, cultic values, mythologies, nāmāvalis ‘epithets’ and its implications on the visual iconography of the temple that evolved under the Cōḻas and successive rulers of the region. This article hopes to show the importance of an aspect of Tamil Śaivism which is often neglected by scholars. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Prajñā Vihāra: Journal of Philosophy & Religion is the property of Assumption University, Graduate School of Philosophy & Religion and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Prajñā Vihāra: Journal of Philosophy & Religion holder: Assumption University, Graduate School of Philosophy & Religion dt: @attributes: year: 2023 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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