Abstract

The origin for the divine forms of Lord Dakshinamoorthy also named as south facing deity and Lord Natarajar, which are commonly seen in siva temples are described in Sangam literature. It reveals the importance and antiquity of siva moorthy forms two thousand years ago. The two forms that are incorrectly featured in today's Saiva temples are the Natarajar Alamarselvan and Adalvallan, who sit under a stone tree and teach wisdom. Both forms embody glorious theology. Are of special interest in the Sanskrit literature of over two thousand years ago. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to explain the Alamarselvan and Adalvallan portraits and their philosophy, as pointed out in the Sangam literature.

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Introduction

The origin for the divine forms of Lord Dakshinamoorthy named as south facing deity and Lord Natarajar, which are commonly seen in siva temples are described in Sangam literature. சங்க நூல்களில் சிவன் என்னும் தபயர் யாண்டும் இடம் தபற்றிைது. புறநானூற்றில் சிவன் தகாயில் “முக்கட் தசல்வன் நகர்” எைச் (புறநா.6:18) சுட்டப்படுகிறது. என்று ஆவூர் மூைங்கிழார் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார் (Puliyur Kesigan, 2010). ‘ஆைமர் கடவுளன்ை நின் தசல்வம்’ ‘ஆல்தகழு கடவுட் புதல்வ’ ‘ஆைமர் தசல்வன்’ ‘ஆைமர் தசல்வதற்கு அமர்ந்தைன் தகாடுத்த’ என்ற பாடல் வரிகளின் மூைம் இக்குருவடிவம் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளை (Puliyur Kesigan, 2010; Somasundaranar, 1980). சிவதபருமான் அவுணர்களின் முப்புைத்மத எரித்த தபாழுது ஆடிய ஆடல்கள் தகாடுதகாட்டி, பாண்டைங்கம், கபாைம் எைச் சுட்டப்தபறுகின்றை.

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