| Scholars in Thiruvarur
Sekkizhar describes the best virtues and divine blessings gained by Sri Sundaramorthy Nayanmar and describes his life in detail. Sri Sundarar was born in Tirunavalur to Sadainayanar and Isainaniyar of Adi Saiva sect. Sri Sundarar stayed at Tiruvarur for a long time and returned there often even during his long itineraries. Sri Sundarar, fell in love with Paravainachiyar, a beautiful dancing girl and Lord Aruran accomplished His devotee's wish to marry her. Again when they fell apart because of Sundarar's marriage with another girl Sangili Nachiyar, Lord Aruran intervened and reunited them.Eyarkon Kalikkamar and Viranmindar are two other Nayanmars whose lives are connected with Tiruvarur While this was at the seventh and eighth centuries, nearly 150 to 200 years back, Music trinities were born and lived at Tiruvarur. It is a rare coincidence that all the three Saint composers Sadguru Thyagaraja, Shyama Sastrigal and Muthusway Dikshithar were born at Tiruvarur.
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Sangeetha Mummorthy Festival
Trinity of Carnatic Music @ Thiruvarur
The naThe names of Sri Thagaraja Swamigal, Sri Shyama Sastrigal and Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar are woven inextricably into Carnatic musicShyama Sastri’s career was slightly different from the other two Mummurthis, having been born in a family of Archakas , worshippers of Devi Kamakshi at Thanjavur for several generations Thyagaraja is the most popular of the musical Trinity, all born in Thiruvarur, the sacred town which has been placed on the same pedestal with Kasi(Benaras), as having the unique distinction of giving salvation or mukthi to the person born in the former and shuffling of his mortal coils in the latter.Muthuswami Dikshitar’s family had a tradition of accomplishments in music. His father, Ramaswami Dikshitar, a gifted composer, was a disciple of Venkata Vaidyanattha Dikshitar, grand son of Venkatamaki.
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Thiruvarur Chola King
Thiruvarur is the Capital of Manu Neethi Kondachola of chola kingdom . This ruler vindicated the impartiality of Justice even against his own son, the crown prince. It is recorded that he ordered to prince to be run over by a chariot in response to the cry of the cow which, by ringing bell of Justice at the place gate, complained the loss of its Calf which had been run over by princes chariot. King Manuneethi Cholan came to know, that the carelessness of his son has caused the death of the calf. So, he wanted to punish his son for the convict of the calf’s murder. He killed his son by the same manner how the calf was killed.
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