Idaikaadar

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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 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.

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."[3] It can be noted that Avvaiyar I fortified the meaning of this verse by replacing the first word "mustard" with the word "atom."[4] 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]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Vedanayagam, Rama (2017). Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manimekalai Prasuram. pp. 72–73.
  2. ↑ Kowmareeshwari, S., ed. (August 2012). Agananuru, Purananuru. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). 3 (1st ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. p. 384.
  3. ↑ Thamilarasu, Ve (2014). Kuralamildham (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Arutchudar Anbarkulu. pp. 42–43.
  4. ↑ Jagannadhan, Ki Va (1963). Tirukkural: Aaraaycchi Padhippu (in Tamil) (3rd ed.). Coimbatore: Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalayam. p. 711.
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