Timing
Vṛṣabha (वृषभ) rāśi, sidereal, Anurādhā nakṣatra, at साङ्गवः
(paraviddha tithi rule)
“पुण्ये वैशाखमासे यो मित्रर्क्षे समवातरत्।
त्रिवर्गरूपिणीं वाचं ददौ यस्तं नमाम्यहम्॥
धर्मार्थकामतत्त्वानां सारं यो व्यदधाद् भुवि।
तं महाकविमीड्यं श्री-वल्लुवाख्यं मुनिं भजे॥
वेदागमाविरोधेन सर्वलोकहिताय च।
बोधयन्तं मुनिं वन्दे धर्मं चैव सनातनम्॥
Tiruvaḷḷuva Nayanmar (or Tiruvaḷḷuvar) was born in Vaikasi month, Anuradha nakshatram. A veritable sage, he gave the world a “threefold speech” embodying dharma, artha, kāma, and who taught the eternal Sanātana dharma in a manner not contradicting the Vedas and Āgamas. The Tirukkuṟaḷ is a work of 1,330 couplets arranged in 133 chapters of ten couplets each. It is organized into three sections — aṟam, poruḷ, inbam. These correspond directly to three of the four Sanskrit puruṣārthas: dharma, artha, kāma. Tiruvaḷḷuvar is typically depicted (in older texts) with a tripuṇḍra (vibhūti marking) on the forehead and rudrākṣa beads — along with matted hair (jaṭā), the cin-mudrā, a seated ascetic posture, and disciples nearby, typical of sages/Rishis.Names
- Tamil
- tiruvaḻḻuva nāyaṉmār jayantī
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