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Seruthunai Nayanar Guru Puja 2027: August 29, Mount Vernon

செருத்துணை நாயனார் · Avani, Poosam

🪔 Seruthunai Nayanar: Guru Puja
Avani, Poosam · Mount Vernon, Kansas, America (United States)
மடல்சூழ்ந்த தார்நம்பி இடங்கழிக்கும் தஞ்சை மன்னவனாஞ் செருத்துணைதன் அடியார்க்கும் அடியேன்
"am the slave to Itaṅkaḻi, the eminent person who wore a garland of petals and to the devotees of Ceruttuṇai who is the chief of Tañcai"
Thevaram 7.39.9 (lines 3,4), thevaaram.org: https://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/songview.php?thiru=7&Song_idField=70390&padhi=039&startLimit=9&limitPerPage=1&sortBy=&sortOrder=DESC ; English gloss from the same page (Translation: V.M. Subramanya Aiyar, French Institute of Pondicherry / EFEO 2006)

A Vellala of Thanjavur in Marugal Nadu who served at the Tiruvarur temple. When the Pallava queen smelled a flower meant for Shiva that had fallen near the flower hall, he punished her by cutting her nose.

King Kazharsinga, hearing of it, approved and punished the offending hand himself. Seruthunaiyar attained Shiva's feet.

Guru Puja monthAvani
Guru Puja starPoosam
BirthplaceThanjavur (in Marugal Nadu)
Source: Periya Puranam (Sekkizhar)
← Nayanar Thirunakshatram

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