There were 63 Naayanmaars who were also called saivite saints originated in Tamil Nadu. Thirujnaana Sambandhar was the only one youngest among them. In the town Seerkaazhi the part of Chola's reign of Tamil Nadu, Thirujnaana Sambandhar was born about 7th century AD on the auspicious day in the Tamil month of Chitthirai in Thiruvadhirai star. His father was Sivapaadha Hrudhayar and His mother was Bhagavathi Ammaiyar.
When he was 3 years old, his parents took him to the temple of Lord Siva, left him in a place and gone to get prasadam. When they get delayed, Thirujnaana Sambandhar started to weep. At this juncture, Goddess Parvathi appeared before him, and fed him divine milk of wisdom with a golden cup.
Then, intaking that divine milk, immediately he started to sing in Tamil Language that
"Thodudaiya Cheviyan Vidaiyeri yor Ven madhi soodi;
Kaadudaiya sudalaippodip poosi yen ullam kavar kalvan;
Edudaiya malaraan munai naatpanindhetthavarul cheydha;
Peedudaiya Biramaapurameviya Pemmaan Ivanandre."
When he was 5 years old, after under going the "Sacred thread ceremony," he started his pilgrimage to almost all the saivaite temples, to worship and sing in praise of Lord Siva and Goddess Parvathi.
He and his aged friend named Thirunaavukku Arasar alias Appar met in the town by name Vedhaaranyam alias Thiru Maraik Kaadu, where the doors of the shrine of Lord Siva was kept locked for a long time. Appar made it to open by singing ten padhigams (divine lyrics) and Sambandhar closed it by singing other ten padhigams.
Having known that the Saivite king of Madhurai adopted Jainism, by which his subjects also forced to follow the same, he went there and changed him again into a Saivite by singing ten padhigams about the greatness of divine Ash-powder that "Mandhiramaavadhu neeru etc.," Before going there, he sang for Appar's recovery the ten padhigams called KOLARU PADHIGAM starts with "Veyuru tholi pangan etc.,"
Once, in Mylapore in Chennai, the young girl by name Poompaavai the daughter of Saivite trader Sivanesa, was became dead due to the snake-bite. Then Sivanesa lamented along with his wife and highly grief-sticken, after their daughter was cremated. When Sambandhar visited there, Sivanesa narrated all the matter to him.
Then, Sambandhar asked them to get bones and ashes of that dead-girl. He revived her by singing the padhigams by holding the bones.
Once, Sambandhar turned the 16, his parents forced him to get married. He refused to do so and sang the ten padhigams called Namas Sivaaya Panchaakshara Padhigam starts with "Kaadhalaagik kasindhu Kanneer malgi etc.," and attained the divine feet of Lord Siva.
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