Sekkilhar

Sekkilhar
Sēkkilān Mādēvadigal Rāmadēva
Personal
Born
Kundrathur,
Jayankonda Cholamandalam, Chola Empire
(now in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India)
ReligionHinduism
Flourished1133–1150 CE
Organization
PhilosophyShaivism
Religious career
Literary worksPeriyapuranam
HonorsGuru Puja in Vaigasi (May-June)

Sēkkilān Mādēvadigal Rāmadēva (12th century CE),[1][2] known popularly by his family name as Sekkizhar,[3][4] was a saint and a contemporary of Kulottunga Chola II.[5] He compiled and wrote the Periya Puranam (Great Story or Narrative) in 4253 verses, recounting the life stories of the sixty-three Shaiva Nayanars, the devotees of Shiva. Sekkilhar himself was later canonised and his work, the Periyapuranam became the twelfth and final book of the sacred Saiva canon.[6]

  1. ^ K. M. Venkataramaiah, International School of Dravidian Linguistics. A handbook of Tamil Nadu. International School of Dravidian Linguistics, 1996. p. 331.
  2. ^ C. Mookka Reddy. The Tirumal?ava?i Temple: History and Culture Through the Ages. B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1986. p. 43.
  3. ^ C. Jesudasan, Hephzibah Jesudasan (1961). A history of Tamil literature. Y.M.C.A. Pub. House, 1961. p. 157.
  4. ^ Mu Kōvintacāmi. A Survey of the Sources for the History of Tamil Literature. Annamalai University, 1977. p. 135.
  5. ^ Mu Kōvintacāmi. A Survey of the Sources for the History of Tamil Literature. Annamalai University, 1977 - Tamil literature - 436 pages. p. 136.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DictionaryofIndianLiterature was invoked but never defined (see the help page).