Kirupanandha Variyar
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| Born | 25 August 1906 |
| Died | 7 November 1993 (aged 87) |
| Other names | Variyar Swamigal, 64th nayanmar |
| Parent(s) | Father : Mallayadasan Mother : Kanagavalli |
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Thirumuruga Kirupanandha Variyar (1906–1993) was a Shaivite spiritual teacher from Tamil Nadu, India. He is known for his discourses on various Shaivite legends.
Early life
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He was born at 4:37 IST[1] on 25 August 1906, in a Sengunthar family at Kangeyanallur, a hamlet on the bank of the Palar river, neat Katpadi in present-day Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.
Spiritual work
[edit]He was a Murugan devotee who helped rebuild and complete the works on many of the temples across Tamil Nadu.
At the time when the atheist movement swept Tamil Nadu, he sought to re-establish Hinduism and Theism in the State.[2] He has also scripted a movie, Siva Kavi.[2] He used all possible mediums to spread Hinduism. He did not consider one as inferior and another as superior.[citation needed] In his Detroit discourse on Murugan's kindness, he proposed that women's name should also be added as an initial to the child's name.[3] He insisted on discipline being as important to devotion saying one without the other would be fruitless.[4]
He is considered to be 64th Nayanar (Shaivite saint).[1]
Awards
[edit]Variyar Swamigal received the award Isai Perarignar in 1967,[5] given to Tamil musicians every year by the Tamil Isai Sangam.
Death
[edit]On 19 October 1993, Variyar flew to London for a series of spiritual lectures. Later, he fell ill and so flew back to India, arriving in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra on the early morning of 7 November. From there, he took a homeward flight for Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Near the end of this journey, he asked an accompanying devotee "Have we crossed [over] Tirupati?". When the devotee confirmed it, Variyar asked "It is Tiruttani next, right?". Shortly after this conversation, Variyar died, chanting Murugan's name.[6][7] He was aged 87 then. After the plane arrived in Madras Airport, his body was taken to Kangeyanallur and cremated there.
In 2000, a memorial to Variyar, named Variyar Swamigal Gnana Thiruvalagam, was established in the village by P. Rajagopal (1947-2019), the founder of the Saravana Bhavan chain of restaurants based in Chennai.
References
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- ^ a b "இவரும் ஒரு நாயன்மாரே! - கிருபானந்த வாரியார் நினைவு தினப் பகிர்வு !". Vikatan (in Tamil). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Kripananda Variar". murugan.org. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Part-1 - கிருபானந்த வாரியார் - டெட்ராய்ட் - 1986 - Detroit - Kripananda Variyar, archived from the original on 19 December 2021, retrieved 30 July 2019
- ^ "வாழ்க்கைத் தரம் உயர்த்தும் கிருபானந்த வாரியாரின் பொன்மொழிகள்..! #InspirationalQuotes". Vikatan (in Tamil). 10 February 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to Tamil Isai Sangam – Virudhugal". www.tamilisaisangam.in. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "எனக்கு 'சொல்லின் செல்வர்' பட்டம் ஏன்? கிருபானந்த வாரியார் கலகல! - நினைவுநாள் சிறப்புப் பதிவு". 7 November 2019.
- ^ Viaktakavi. "வாரியாரும்... வாரி வழங்கிய நகைச்சுவைகளும்!! - ஆரூர் சுந்தரசேகர்". www.vikatakavi.in. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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