Sri Kaagapujandar | |
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 Consecrated at Kaga Ashram, Thiruvannamalai, India |
Sri Kaagapujandar or Kakabhushundi (Tamil: காகபுஜண்டர்) is considered to be an eminent siddha in Siddhar tradition, a saint who has reached a particularly high degree of physical and spiritual perfection. According to legends he lived around the 7th century CE.[1] The jeeva samadhi of Sri Kaagapujandar is located at the Sornapureeshwar Temple in Thenponparapi village, near Chinna salem, Villupuram District. His birth star is Ayilyam.[2] Sri Kaagapujandar was mentioned by Karuvoorar[3] and author K.S.Pillai[4] as one of the 18 siddhars (பதினென் சித்தர்கள்).[5]
He is also called Kaagapusundi, Kaagapusundar,[6] and Pujankar.[2]
A verse from His book Gnanam 80
| தானென்ற பிரமத்தை யடுத்திடாமல் |
| தரணியில் தெய்வமடா அனந்த மென்றும்[7] |
- 'Forgetting to embrace the self-god within, we search this wide world for various divine solutions '
- ^ "Siddhas: August 2011". Sithars.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ a b சித்தர்கள் வாழ்க்கை, பி.என்.பரசுராமன், ISBN 978-81-89936-06-8,(Life of Siddhars, Author:P.N.Parasuraman)
- ^ Manthrika Attmasittu, Author:Karuvoorar, p.2-3
- ^ V.Jayaram. "The Origin and Development of Siddhas and Siddha Tradition". Hinduwebsite.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ "The Eighteen Siddhas". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ "The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Feature Stories - October 2009". Harekrsna.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ ":: TVU". www.tamilvu.org.