Tevaram hymns
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Tevaram hymns are a revered corpus of early medieval Tamil devotional poetry dedicated to Lord Shiva, composed primarily by the Shaivite saint-poets Appar, Sambandar, and Sundarar.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thevaram hymns | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti literature
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Hindu religious text ⓘ Shaivite scripture ⓘ Tamil devotional poetry corpus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nayanmar saints
NERFINISHED
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Tamil Bhakti saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedBy |
Appar
NERFINISHED
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Sambandar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundaramurti Nayanar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundarar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirugnana Sambandar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirunavukkarasar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Lord Shiva
NERFINISHED
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Shiva as presiding deity of specific temples ⓘ |
| describes | sacred geography of Shaivite temples ⓘ |
| earliestCompositionCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| focus |
personal devotion to Shiva
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pilgrimage to Shiva temples ⓘ praise of Shiva’s grace and compassion ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Tamil Shaivite music traditions
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later Tamil devotional literature ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| latestCompositionCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | devotional hymn ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalAspect | sung in specific Tamil pann (ragas) ⓘ |
| partOf | Panniru Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early medieval period ⓘ |
| positionInCanon | first seven Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | palm-leaf manuscripts (historically) ⓘ |
| primaryDeityForm | Shiva as lingam ⓘ |
| recitationContext |
household devotional practice
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temple circumambulation ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Shaivite mutts and monasteries ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | Nambi Andar Nambi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| scriptureStatus | canonical text of Tamil Shaivism ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
condemnation of Jain and Buddhist asceticism (in some hymns)
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devotion over ritualism ⓘ surrender to Shiva ⓘ |
| tradition | Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Shaivite temple worship
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daily rituals in Shiva temples ⓘ festivals and processions ⓘ |
| worshipRole | considered equivalent to Vedas in Tamil Shaivism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thevaram hymns