When Thinnan grew up to the age of learning archery, his father found an auspicious day for his first course in archery and made a big announcement through his hunters in all the directions. So, he named the kid Thinnan (meaning “strong”), amid the roar of the hunting folks. The marvelous kid was so powerful that even his father felt him heavy to hold up. He celebrated the occasion with thanks giving sacrifices of animals to Lord Muruga and the entire town rejoiced the arrival of their future leader. With tears of joy, Nagan took his son like a huge mountain holding up a dark cloud.
His wife, Thaththai, also belonged to a family of powerful archers and hence wore ornaments made from tiger nails and snake skin.Īfter repeated prayers to Lord Muruga for a child, a baby boy was born. His discipline was crime, hobby was to kill, profession to hunt, valorous in the archery and well suited as the leader as his ancestors. Human life inhabiting the forests were hunters and a courageous supremo by name Nagan was the leader. The village of Uduppur (in current day Andhra Pradesh state) was filled with greeneries, wild life and surrounded by hills and rainfalls. On the contrary, people from all walks of life – illiterate, poor or the rich who lost their wealth and still went on with their duty attained realization by means of staunch faith and devotion. All the stories emphasize the fact that self-realization is not reserved for the educated or rich. Nayanar or Nayanmar or Saivates are devotees of Lord Shiva and Sekizhar in his literature – Periya Puranam has meticulously compiled the life stories of the 63 Nayanmars.
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