![]() It is dated back to the sangam literature period and was composed by the saint SriIlanko Atikal, before thousands of years ago. The epic tells the life incidents of the couple, Kannaki and her husband Kovalan. Silappatikaram is the earliest Tamil epic. It is considered as one of the beautiful divine works of Tamil literature and it contains the way of moving to the spiritual path and ultimately deals with the freedom from rebirth.ġ0. Most of the portions in Thiruvasagam were sung in Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram. ![]() Manikkavasagar is said to have converted the king to Shaivism. ![]() Tirupperunturai, is a Shiva temple where Thiruvasagam is believed to have been originated. After some time he resigned from his post in search of the divinity. He was born in a Brahman family in Tiruvatavur near Madurai. ![]() He is counted as one among the four Shaivite saints Appar, Sambandhar and Sundarar. Manikkavasagar’s Thiruvasagam contain divine love and great bhakti on Lord Shiva. Thiruvasagam is the only work which was signed by Lord Shiva himself. It constitutes some portions of the Tirumurai, the great shaivite sacred text. Thiruvasagam is the important Tamil devotional poem which was composed by the great saint and poet Sir Manikkavasagar. ![]()
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