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Kari Nayanar Guru Puja 2027: March 2, Mount Vernon

காரி நாயனார் · Masi, Pooradam

🪔 Kari Nayanar: Guru Puja
Masi, Pooradam · Mount Vernon, Kansas, America (United States)
கணம்புல்ல நம்பிக்கும் காரிக்கும் அடியேன்
"am the slave of the eminent person of Kaṇampullaṉ who realised that the feet of Civaṉ who has a black neck were his protection, and Kāri."
Thevaram 7.39.8 (lines 2), thevaaram.org: https://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/songview.php?thiru=7&Song_idField=70390&padhi=039&startLimit=8&limitPerPage=1&sortBy=&sortOrder=DESC ; English gloss from the same page (Translation: V.M. Subramanya Aiyar, French Institute of Pondicherry / EFEO 2006)

A brahmin poet of Thirukkadavur who composed the Karik Kovai in Tamil and explained it to the three Tamil kings, the Chera, Chola and Pandya.

He used the riches they gave him to build temples for Shiva and serve His devotees, and reached Kailasa.

Guru Puja monthMasi
Guru Puja starPooradam
BirthplaceThirukkadavur
Source: Periya Puranam (Sekkizhar)
← Nayanar Thirunakshatram

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