Ekambareswarar Temple,
Kanchipuram – Literary Mention
Thirugnana
Sambandar, a 7th Century Tamil Saivite poet,
venerated Ekambareswarar in ten verses in Thevaram,
compiled as the First Thirumurai. Appar and Sundarar,
contemporaries of Sambandar, also venerated Ekambareswarar in 10 verses
in Thevaram compiled as the Fifth Thirumurai and Ninth Thirumurai respectively.
As the temple is revered in Thevaram, it is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, one of the 276 temples
that find mention in the Saiva canon.
Manickavasagar,
a 9th Century Tamil saint and poet, revered Ekambareswarar in his
writing. Thus, the temple is revered by all four Saiva Kuravars. The presiding
deity is also revered in the verses of famous folk singer Kanchi Kotayappa
Nayak, one of the trinities of Carnatic
music Muthusamy Dikshitar and Pattinatthar.
Lord Murugan of this
Temple is praised in Thirupugazh
Hymns of Saint Arunagirinathar. This is the first Lord Shiva temple in Thondainadu
region praised in Thevaram and Thiruvasagam hymns. This is the 1st
Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam in Thondai Nadu.
Appar Hymns:
For brief details, please refer below link;
Sambandar Hymns:
For brief details, please refer below link;
Sundarar Hymns:
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