Tevaram
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Tevaram is a revered collection of early medieval Tamil devotional hymns dedicated to Lord Shiva, foundational to Tamil Shaivite bhakti tradition and liturgy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tevaram canonical | 10 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti literature
ⓘ
Shaivite scripture ⓘ Tamil devotional hymn collection ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Shaiva Siddhanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Saiva Siddhanta
|
| associatedWith | Paadal Petra Sthalams ⓘ |
| centralTo | Tamil Shaivite bhakti tradition ⓘ |
| collectiveNameOfPoets | Nayanmars ⓘ |
| compiledAs | first seven books of the Tirumurai ⓘ |
| composedBy |
Appar
ⓘ
Sambandar ⓘ Sundarar ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns on sacred Shaivite temples
ⓘ
hymns praising Shiva’s various forms ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Tamilakam ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | Bhakti to Shiva ⓘ |
| devotionalMode | emotional, personal address to Shiva ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional poetry
ⓘ
hymns ⓘ |
| honorificTitleOfThreePoets | Muvar ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Tamil devotional culture
ⓘ
Tamil temple liturgy ⓘ later Tamil bhakti literature ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | canonical hymnody of Tamil Shaivism ⓘ |
| numberOfPrimaryPoets | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Tirumurai ⓘ |
| period | early medieval ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Shaivite monasteries (mathas) ⓘ |
| recitationPractice | sung by temple musicians (odhuvars) ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the earliest major Tamil bhakti corpora ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
liturgical text
ⓘ
temple worship hymns ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | sacred text in Tamil Shaivism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| theme |
condemnation of Jainism and Buddhism in some hymns
ⓘ
personal devotion to Shiva ⓘ pilgrimage to Shiva temples ⓘ praise of Shiva’s grace and compassion ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Shaivite temple rituals
ⓘ
daily worship in Tamil Shiva temples ⓘ |
| worshipContext | sung during puja in Shiva temples ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.