Isaignaniyaar
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Isaignaniyar is a female poetess who lived in Tirunavalur of Tirumuraipadi. All her ancestors were ardent devotees of Lord Siva and her husband Sadaiya nayanar
is too one of the 63 nayanars. She was also devoted to the Lord. Due to their virtuous deeds in their past life, a divine child was born to them. He was no other than Sundaramurthi Nayanar.
One day the king of pandiya kingdom invited Isaignaniyar for a singing competition. She was very talented and proved her talent over there. But the king made an injustice because his lady love is too a participant. When Isaignaniyar came to know about this she pleaded the lord to save her. The lord by his divine voice announced that isaignaniyar is the winner. The king and his lover felt guilty and begged isaignaniyar to forgive them. Gnaniyar excused them and asked them to prostrate before lord shiva. This blessed Isaignaniyar led the ideal Grihastha (household) life with sadaiya nayanar and finally attained the lord shiva’s grace.
Tamil
:நாயன்மார்கள்
Hindi
:नायनमार
malayalam:അറുപത്തിമൂവര്
Sadaiya Nayanar
SADAIYA NAYANAR is an Adi Saivite saint who is one of the 63 nayanars. He lived in Tirunavalur in Tirumuraipadi. All his ancestors were ardent devotees of Lord Siva. He was also pious and devoted. Isaijnaniyar was his dutiful wife. She was also devoted to the Lord and one of the 63 nayanars too...
is too one of the 63 nayanars. She was also devoted to the Lord. Due to their virtuous deeds in their past life, a divine child was born to them. He was no other than Sundaramurthi Nayanar.
Legend
Narasinga Munaiyar, the king of that region, was attracted by the child’s beauty and wanted to bring it up himself. The king approached the parents and they, without a moment’s hesitation, handed the child over to him. By this action, they showed that they had no attachment at all to anything in this world.One day the king of pandiya kingdom invited Isaignaniyar for a singing competition. She was very talented and proved her talent over there. But the king made an injustice because his lady love is too a participant. When Isaignaniyar came to know about this she pleaded the lord to save her. The lord by his divine voice announced that isaignaniyar is the winner. The king and his lover felt guilty and begged isaignaniyar to forgive them. Gnaniyar excused them and asked them to prostrate before lord shiva. This blessed Isaignaniyar led the ideal Grihastha (household) life with sadaiya nayanar and finally attained the lord shiva’s grace.
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Tamil
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:நாயன்மார்கள்
Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
:नायनमार
malayalam:അറുപത്തിമൂവര്