Birth Place of Saint Manickavasagar
Thiruvadhavur - Madurai District - Tamil Nadu State - India.
Photos taken at the birth place of Saint Manickavasagar are placed here for the
information of all the viewers.
Thiruvadhavur is located 25 kms. from Madurai City. It lies in Melur Taluk of Madurai
District.
He wrote thousands of poems and they are called Thiruvasagam.
He was named as Thiruvadhavurar by his parents. He was working under the Pandia
King at Madurai as a Minister. At that time, he was named as Thennavan Piramarayan.
Thiru Arutprakasa Vallalar praised the hymns sung by St.Manickavasagar.
One of the song about St. Manickavasagar sung by Thiruvarutprakasa Vallalar
(Thiruvarutpa) is given below
வான்கலந்த மாணிக்கவாசக நின் வாசகத்தை
நான்கலந்து பாடுங்கால் நற்கருப்பஞ்சாற்றினிலே
தேன்கலந்து பால்கலந்து செழுங்கனித்தீன் சுவைகலந்தென்
ஊன்கலந்து உயிர்கலந்து உவட்டாமல் இனிப்பதுவே.
This is a place to be seen by one and all.
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The explanatory note written to the Thiruppalli Ezhuchi poems sung by Saint Manickavasagar is now being posted in this website under Tamil articles. The viewers are requested to see the explanatory note also.
-VallalarSpace Team-
