Shaivite poet-saints

C18239 concept

Shaivite poet-saints are devotional lyricists and mystics who composed and sang hymns in praise of the Hindu god Shiva, shaping regional bhakti traditions and religious literature through their ecstatic, often socially radical poetry.

Observed surface forms (6)

Bhakti saint ×5
Indian saint ×3
group of poet-saints ×2
Indian poet-saint ×1
Tamil Shaivite scholar ×1
group of Shaivite saints ×1

Instances (14)

Nayanars
Tuka via concept surface "Bhakti saint"
surface form: Tukaram
Bhagat Beni via concept surface "Indian saint"
Bhagat Surdas via concept surface "Indian poet-saint"
Bhagat Pipa via concept surface "Bhakti saint"
Bhagat Bhikan via concept surface "Indian saint"
Gaura via concept surface "Bhakti saint"
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj via concept surface "Indian saint"
Alvar saints via concept surface "group of poet-saints"
Nayanmars via concept surface "group of Shaivite saints"
Nambiyandar Nambi via concept surface "Tamil Shaivite scholar"
Akka Mahadevi via concept surface "Bhakti saint"
Marathi Bhakti saints via concept surface "group of poet-saints"
Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj via concept surface "Bhakti saint"