अप्पर स्वामीलिंगम

appar svamiliangam dakshin shaiv siddhaant ke mool char pravartakoan mean se the. inaka samay chhathi eesvi ke tritiy charan se lekar satavian shati ke madhy tak mana jata hai. appar svamiliangam ka bachapan ka nam 'marul nikiyar' tha. yah ek parishrami kisan ke roop mean jivan yapan karate the.

• appar svamiliangam ka janm dakshin arkad ke tiruvayoor gaanv mean abrahman parivar mean hua tha.
• ye dakshin shaiv siddhaant ke mool char pravartakoan mean se ek the. any tin pravartak haian-

1. tirujnan sanbandh
2. suandarar
3. maniky vachakar

• tamil, sanskrit aur prakrit ke prakaand vidvan appar svamiliangam ka samay chhathi eesvi ke tritiy charan se lekar satavian shati ke madhy tak mana jata hai.
• appar svamiliangam vaidik aur jain dharmoan ke mahan jnata tatha prabhavashali vakta aur siddhahast kavi the.
• aranbh mean appar svamiliangam ka jhukav adhikatar shaiv dharm ki or tha, par pataliputr jane par jain dharm svikar kar liya aur vahaan achary ban ge. ganbhir asvasthata ke karan jab yah bachapan mean inhean palane vali b di bahan ke pas vapas ge to usake prabhav se punah shaiv dharm svikar kar liya. is par pahale to jain raja ne inhean anek kasht die, kiantu bad mean inake prabhav se vah svayan bhi shaiv ban gaya. ab ve vibhinn mandiroan aur tirthoan mean jakar shaiv dharm ka prachar karane lage.
• kaanchi ke pallav raja maheandr varma pratham (lagabhag 600 se 625 eesavi) ko bhi appar svamiliangam ne shaiv dharm mean dikshit kiya.
• 80 varsh ki umr mean tanjaur zile mean appar svamiliangam ka dehaant hua.
• inaki upalabdh rachanaean dasy bhav ki haian, jinamean isht dev shiv ke prati virah nivedan kiya gaya hai.

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