Iraiyanar (Tamil: இறையனார்), literally meaning "the Lord" and also a common name of Shiva, was a legendary poet of the Sangam period who is believed to have composed verse 2 of Kurunthogai.Template:Sfn He is believed to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva of the temple at Madurai, known as 'Aalavaai Sokkar' or 'Sokkanathar'.Template:Sfn Verse 3 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai, praising Valluvar, is also attributed to him.Template:Snf
Legend
Iraiyanar is said to be the human incarnation of Lord Somasundarar at the temple at Madurai.Template:Sfn Iraiyanar appears in the Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam, where he confronts poet Nakkirar II.Template:Citation needed He is also said to have given the work Iraiyanar Akapporul.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Some claim that Iraiyanar was a mortal poet who lived during the Sangam era.Template:Sfn
Views on Valluvar and the Kural
Iraiyanar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:Template:Sfn Template:Cquote
See also
Citations
References
- புலவர் அகராதி [Dictionary of Poets]{{#if:Gopalan|, Gopalan}. M. Duraisami Mudaliyar and Company(1957)
- Kurunthogai, Paripaadal, Kalitthogai{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Saradha Pathippagam(August 2012)
- Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings{{#if:Robinson|, Robinson}. Asian Educational Services(2001)
- Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum{{#if:Vedanayagam|, Vedanayagam}. Manimekalai Prasuram(2017)
- The Earliest Account of the Tamil Academies. Indo-Iranian Journal({Template:Year).