Thiruvisaippa

Tirumurai

The twelve volumes of Tamil Śaiva hymns

of the sixty-three Nayanars
Parts Name Author
1,2,3 Thirukadaikkappu Sambandar
4,5,6 Thevaram Thirunavukkarasar
7 Thirupaatu Sundarar
Thiruvasakam &
8 Manickavasagar
Thirukkovaiyar
Thiruvisaippa &
9 Various
Tiruppallaandu
10 Thirumandhiram Thirumular
11 Various
12 Periya Puranam Sekkizhar
Paadal Petra Sthalam
 Paadal Petra Sthalam
Rajaraja I
Nambiyandar Nambi

Thiruvisaipa (Tamil: திருவிசைப்பா Thiru

means "respect", visai means "action" and
pa indicates "poem") denotes the ninth
volumes[1] of the Tirumurai, the twelve-
volume collection of Tamil Saivite
devotional poetry. The works of eight
authors belonging to the 10th century,
namely Thirumaligai Thevar, Senthanar,
Karuvur Thevar, Ponnthuruthi Nambi Kata
Nambi, Kandarathithar, Venattadigal,
Thiruvaliyamuthanar, Purshottama Nambi,
Sethiyar and Senthanar. Out of the eight,
Kandarathithar, was a Chola king, who an
ardent devotee of Shiva. He wanted to
compile Thevaram, but the mission was
completed by his grandson Rajaraja I.

The poems
The ninth volume of Tirumurai is
composed by Tamil poets (known as
Nayanars) - Thirumaligai Thevar,
Senthanar, Karuvur Thevar, Ponnthuruthi
Nambi Kata Nambi, Kandarathithar,
Venattadigal, Thiruvaliyamuthanar,
Purshottama Nambi, Sethiyar and
Senthanar [2] Among the eight,
Kandarathithar, was a prince descended
from Chola king, Parantaka I.[3] He and his
wife Sembian Mahadevi were ardent
devotees of Shiva and wanted to compile
Thevaram during his life time, but could
not complete the mission. During the reign
of Rajaraja Chola I in the 10th century, a
collection of these songs was found
abandoned in the Chidambaram temple,
along with other religious literary works,
and collated by Nambiyandar Nambi.[4]
 Number
Aut hor Poems of Classificat ion Temples reverred
verses

Thirumaligai Thevar 1-45 45 Thiruvisaippa Thillai Nat arajar Temple (45)[2]

Veezhinat har Kovil,

Sent hanar 46-79 34 Thiruvisaippa Thiruveezhimizhalai (12),
Masilamaniswara Temple (11)[2]

Thillai Nat arajar Temple (11),

Maniyambalam t emple (11),
Azhagiyanat haswamy t emple
Thirukalant hai (10),
Karuvur Thevar 80-182 103 Thiruvisaippa Sundaresawarar t emple Thirulogi
(11), Pannakaparanar t emple
Thirumugat halai (10),
Kampaheswarar Temple (10),
Brihadisvara Temple (11)[2]

Thillai Nat arajar Temple (10),

Ponnt hurut hi Nambi
183-194 12 Thiruvisaippa Thyagaraja t emple (2),
Kat a Nambi
Thirukurait hudayar t emple (11)[2]

Kandarat hit har 194-204 10 Thiruvisaippa Thillai Nat arajar Temple (10)[2]

Venat t adigal 205-214 10 Thiruvisaippa Thillai Nat arajar Temple (10)[2]

Thiruvaliyamut hanar 215-256 42 Thiruvisaippa Thillai Nat arajar Temple (42)[2]

Purshot t ama Nambi 1-45 257-278 Thiruvisaippa Thillai Nat arajar Temple (22)[2]

Set hiyar 279-288 10 Thiruvisaippa Thillai Nat arajar Temple (10)[2]

Sent hanar 289-301 13 Thirupallandu Thillai Nat arajar Temple (13)[2]

List of Temple associated
with Tiruvisaippa
There are 14 temples revered by the hymns
of Thiruvisaippa and are in turn referred as
"Tiruvisaipa Thalangal".
Name of t he t emple Locat ion Presiding deit y Phot o

Kan
Kar
Chidambaram (11
11°23′58″N Nam
79°41′36″E (ht t p (10
s://geohack.t oolfo Nam
Thillai Nat arajar Pond in chidambaram
rge.org/geohack.p Nat arajar Sen
Temple t emple .jpg
hp?pagename=Thir Set
uvisaippa&params= Thi
11_ 23_ 58_ N_ 79_ (45
41_ 36_ E_ ) Thi
(42
(10

Brihadisvara Temple Gangaikonda Brihadisvarar Brihadeeswarar Kar

Cholapuram t emple,
11°12′22″N Gangaikondacholapuram
79°26′56″E (ht t p (3).jpg
s://geohack.t oolfo
rge.org/geohack.p
hp?pagename=Thir
uvisaippa&params=
11_ 12_ 22_ N_ 79_
26_ 56_ E_ )
Name of t he t emple Locat ion Presiding deit y Phot o

Thanjavur
10°46′58″N
79°07′54″E (ht t p
s://geohack.t oolfo Brihadisvara Temple,
Rajarajeswaram rge.org/geohack.p Brihadisvarar Thanjavur Kar
hp?pagename=Thir (50074283866).jpg
uvisaippa&params=
10_ 46_ 58_ N_ 79_
07_ 54_ E_ )

Ut hrapat hiswaraswamy Thanjavur Ut hrapat hiswaraswamy Ganapat hi Temple, Kar

Temple 10°51′48″N Thiruchengat t ankudi.jpg
79°43′20″E (ht t p
s://geohack.t oolfo
rge.org/geohack.p
hp?pagename=Thir
uvisaippa&params=
10_ 51_ 48_ N_ 79_
43_ 20_ E_ )
Name of t he t emple Locat ion Presiding deit y Phot o

Kalant hai
10°31′34″N
79°33′10″E (ht t p
s://geohack.t oolfo
Azhagiyanat haswamy
rge.org/geohack.p Azhagiyanat har Kar
t emple
hp?pagename=Thir
uvisaippa&params=
10_ 31_ 34_ N_ 79_
33_ 10_ E_ )

Keezhakot t ur
10°36′52″N
79°33′55″E (ht t p
s://geohack.t oolfo
Maniyambalam t emple rge.org/geohack.p Maniambalanavar Kar
hp?pagename=Thir
uvisaippa&params=
10_ 36_ 52_ N_ 79_
33_ 55_ E_ )

Thirulogi
11°04′51″N
79°29′15″E (ht t p
s://geohack.t oolfo
Sundaresawarar
rge.org/geohack.p Sundareswarar Kar
t emple
hp?pagename=Thir
uvisaippa&params=
11_ 04_ 51_ N_ 79_
29_ 15_ E_ )

Pannakaparanar Thirmugat halai Pannakaparanar Kar

t emple 10°33′23″N
79°40′46″E (ht t p
s://geohack.t oolfo
Name of t he t emple Locat ion Presiding deit y Phot o
rge.org/geohack.p
hp?pagename=Thir
uvisaippa&params=
10_ 33_ 23_ N_ 79_
40_ 46_ E_ )

Thirubuvanam
10°59′24″N
79°25′59″E (ht t p
s://geohack.t oolfo
Kampaheswarar
rge.org/geohack.p Kampaheswarar Tirubavanam (14).jpg Kar
Temple
hp?pagename=Thir
uvisaippa&params=
10_ 59_ 24_ N_ 79_
25_ 59_ E_ )

Thyagaraja Temple Thiruvarur 10°46′N Thyagarajar Thyagarajar t emple, Pon

79°39′E (ht t ps://g Tiruvarur (1).jpg Kat
eohack.t oolforge.o
rg/geohack.php?pa
gename=Thiruvisai
ppa&params=10_ 4
6_ N_ 79_ 39_ E_ )
Name of t he t emple Locat ion Presiding deit y Phot o

Thiruvidaikazhi
11°02′29″N
79°47′2″E (ht t ps://
geohack.t oolforge.
Thirukurait hudayar
org/geohack.php? Thirukurait hudayar Sen
t emple
pagename=Thiruvi
saippa&params=11
_ 02_ 29_ N_ 79_ 47
_ 2_ E_ )

Tiruvidaimarut hur
10°59′40″N
79°27′1″E (ht t ps://
geohack.t oolforge.
Mahalingeswarar Tiruvidaimarut hur13.j
org/geohack.php? Mahalingeswarar Kar
Temple pg
pagename=Thiruvi
saippa&params=10
_ 59_ 40_ N_ 79_ 27
_ 1_ E_ )
Name of t he t emple Locat ion Presiding deit y Phot o

Thiruvadut hurai
10°29′N 78°41′E (h
t t ps://geohack.t oo
Masilamaniswara lforge.org/geohac Thiruvavadut hurai4.J
Masilamaniswarar Sen
Temple k.php?pagename= PG
Thiruvisaippa&para
ms=10_ 29_ N_ 78_
41_ E_ )

Thiruveezhimizhalai
10°46′N 79°50′E (h
t t ps://geohack.t oo
Veezhinat har Kovil, lforge.org/geohac Thiruveezhimizhalai3.j
Veezhinat har Sen
Thiruveezhimizhalai k.php?pagename= pg
Thiruvisaippa&para
ms=10_ 46_ N_ 79_
50_ E_ )
Notes
1. J.N. 1993, p. 143
2. "Ninth Thirumurai" (http://www.projectma
durai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0092.pdf)
(PDF). Project Madurai. 2001. Retrieved
1 January 2014.
3. Mukherjee 1999, p. 396
4. Rengasamy, Varalotti (28 February 2021).
Ponniyin Selvan - The Killer Sword - Part 3
(https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/
Ponniyin_Selvan_The_Killer_Sword_Part_
3/wj0jEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=thir
uvisaippa&pg=PT168&printsec=frontcove
r) . Pustaka Digital Media. p. 168.
5. James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M
(https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0
DYIjUPgC) . The Rosen Publishing Group.
p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8.
6. Tracy Pintchman (2007). Women's Lives,
Women's Rituals in the Hindu Tradition (htt
ps://books.google.com/books?id=7lOc8Z
oLV0wC&pg=PA194) . Oxford University
Press. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-0-19-
803934-1.
7. Irāmaccantiran̲ Nākacāmi (1970).
Gangaikondacholapuram (https://books.g
oogle.com/books?id=FtQBAAAAMAAJ) .
State Department of Archaeology,
Government of Tamil Nadu. pp. 14–16.
8. Coward 1987, p. 151
 9. "The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)"
(http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_cholabt.a
sp) .
10. Ayyar, P. V. Jagadisa (1993). South Indian
Shrines (https://books.google.com/book
s?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&q=%22Vathapi+Ga
napathy%22&pg=PA402) . New Delhi:
Asian Educational Services. pp. 402–404.
ISBN 978-81-206-0151-2. Retrieved
2 August 2009.
11. "Kalanthai Athicheram" (http://www.thevaa
ram.org/thirumurai_1/koil_view.php?koil_i
dField=279) . Dharumapuram Adheenam.
Retrieved 2 January 2022.
12. "Keezhakottur Maniyambalam" (http://ww
w.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/koil_view.p
hp?koil_idField=280) . Dharumapuram
Adheenam. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
13. V., Meena (1974). Temples in South India
(1st ed.). Kanniyakumari: Harikumar Arts.
p. 29.
14. V., Meena (1974). Temples in South India
(1st ed.). Kanniyakumari: Harikumar Arts.
p. 34.
15. Ayyar, P. V. Jagadisa (1991). South Indian
shrines: illustrated (https://books.google.c
om/books?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&q=tiruvid
aimarudur&pg=PA297) . New Delhi: Asian
Educational Services. ISBN 81-206-0151-
3.
16. S.R., Balasubramanyam (1975). Early
Chola temples Parantaka I to Rajaraja I
(AD. 907–985) (http://ignca.gov.in/Asi_dat
a/49443.pdf) (PDF). Thomson Press
(India) Limited. pp. 220–1.
17. "Sri Veezhinatheswarar Temple" (https://te
mple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=523) .
Dinamalar. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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J. N., Farquhar (1993). Primer of Hinduism (h
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Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of
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Coward, Harold G., ed. (1987). Modern Indian
responses to religious pluralism. New York:
State University of New York. p. 151. ISBN 0-
88706-571-6.

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