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Thirumuruga Kirupanandha Variyar (1906–1993) was a Shaivite spiritual teacher from India. He was a
Variyar, popularly known as Variyar Swamigal, was born in 1906 in a Sengunthar family at Kangeyanallur, a small village on the bank of the Palar river. This province is referred to as Thondai Nadu in
Thirumuruga Kirupanandha Variyar (1906–1993) was a Shaivite spiritual teacher from India. He was a Murugan
Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...
devotee who helped rebuild and complete the works on many of the temples across the state. He is known for his discourses on various Shaivite legends.
Coming into prominence at the time when the atheist movement was running hot in the state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
, he helped to sustain and re-establish Hinduism
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and Theism in the state. He has also scripted a movie, '' Siva Kavi''. He used all possible mediums to spread Hinduism not restricting himself considering one as inferior and another as superior. In his Detroit discourse on Muruga's kindness, he proposed that women's name should also be added as an initial to the child's name.
He always insisted on discipline being as important to devotion saying one without the other would be fruitless. He is considered to be 64th nayanmar by the people of the state.
Early life
Variyar, popularly known as Variyar Swamigal, was born in 1906 in a Sengunthar family at Kangeyanallur, a small village on the bank of the Palar river. This province is referred to as Thondai Nadu in Sangam literature
The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், ''caṅka ilakkiyam'';) historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், ''Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ'') connotes ...
.
Isai Perarignar
Variyar Swamigal received the awardIsai Perarignar Isai Perarignar (Tamil: இசைப் பேரறிஞர்) is an award given to Tamil musicians every year by the Tamil Isai Sangam Isai Mandram is a music association started to promote pure form of ancient Tamil music popularly known as th ...
in 1967, given to Tamil musicians every year by the Tamil Isai Sangam Isai Mandram is a music association started to promote pure form of ancient Tamil music popularly known as the tamizh Isai throughout Tamil Nadu. The current president of the association is Judge P.R.Gopalakrishnan. The main premises are located in ...
of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
in Southern India.
Death
On 07 Nov 1993, when returning from London to India after his Spiritual lectures, he died on the returning flight of his travel .References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Variyar, Kirubanandha Indian Hindu spiritual teachers 1906 births 1993 deaths People from Vellore district 20th-century Hindu religious leaders Kaumaram