![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They have fallen from the Path, those Buddhists, those erring Jainsīut the Divine One who came to earth and begged for alms They call Him beggar, they speak ill of Him This first Saivite hymn of Saint Poet Sundarar is probably the strangest devotion paid by the so-called vanthondan (”aggressive slave”) addressing the Lord Siva in the second person when the marriage of Sundarar arranged by his orthodox Brahmin relatives were obstructed, and he was prevented from entering the samsara bond by the Lord in the guise of an old eccentric man claiming that the saint and his family were his hereditary slaves according to the document executed by his grandfather. On the south banks of the Pennar You do abide. In the holy temple of Arul Turai in the heart of Vennai Nallur You are enshrined in my heart and in my mind! Sovereign Lord of grace abounding never more will I forget you Oh madman on whose locks rests the crescent moon Siva - The mad lord: A Puranic perspective. How to cite this URL: Somasundaram O, Murthy T. Keywords: Psychiatry, Religion, Saivism, Siva, Tamil literature How to cite this article: Somasundaram O, Murthy T. It is suggested that these ideas could be utilized to destigmatize mental illness among the sufferers and their carers. Along with these writings, the background Puranic myths are mentioned. This has resulted in the outpouring of their love for their Lord in the form of Thevaram and Thiruvachakam of Sambandar, Appar, Sundarar, Karaikal Ammaiyar, and Manickavachakar. The eccentricities of Lord Shiva, especially His attire, behavior - particularly the midnight dance at the cremation grounds surrounded by various strange beings, fondness to remain naked, and love for strange pets such as snakes and fawn, have attracted the loving and devout attention from His various adiyargal (devotees). Ottilingam Somasundaram 1, Tejus Murthy 2ġ Department of Psychiatry, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 2 Department of Psychiatry, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, IndiaĬlick here for correspondence address and Siva - The mad lord: A Puranic perspective ![]()
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