Idaikaadar (Tamil: இடைக்காடர்) was a Tamil siddhar of the Sangam period. He authored verse 54 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1]
Biography
Unlike Idaikaadanar of the Sangam period, who was a poet by profession, Idaikaadar was a siddhar.[2] Idaikaadar hailed from Idaikattur near Madurai.[1] He belongs to the Idaikkali country.[3] He is known for composing poems with excellent exemplifications. He has written in praise of the Chola King Kulamuttratthu Thunjiya Killi Valavan (Purananuru verse 42).[3] He has also authored the grammar text "Oosimuri".[3]
He is believed to have attained jeeva samadhi at Thiruvannamalai.[1] He hosted navagrahas during a famine. A small navagraha temple remains at the site today at Idaikattur.Template:Citation needed
Literary contributions
Verse 54 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai, an encomium written on Valluvar and the Kural literature, is attributed to Idaikaadar. The verse suggests, "Valluvar pierced a mustard and injected seven seas into it and compressed it into what we have today as Kural."[4] It can be noted that Avvaiyar I fortified the meaning of this verse by replacing the first word "mustard" with the word "atom."[5] He is one of the two contributors of the Tiruvalluva Maalai who have penned the verse in the Kural venba metre, the other one being Avvaiyar I.[1]
View on Valluvar and the Kural
Idaikkadar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:Template:Sfn
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum{{#if:Vedanayagam|, Vedanayagam}. Manimekalai Prasuram(2017)
- ↑ Agananuru, Purananuru{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Saradha Pathippagam(August 2012)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 புலவர் அகராதி [Dictionary of Poets]{{#if:Gopalan|, Gopalan}. M. Duraisami Mudaliyar and Company(1957)
- ↑ Kuralamildham{{#if:Thamilarasu|, Thamilarasu}. Arutchudar Anbarkulu(2014)
- ↑ Tirukkural: Aaraaycchi Padhippu{{#if:Jagannadhan|, Jagannadhan}. Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalayam(1963)
References
- Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asian Educational Services(2001)