Who, among the following, were great Tamil Saiva saints ? Choose the answer, using the code given below:

(a) Appar

(b) Sundaramurti

(c) Manikkavasagar

(d) Mallikarjuna Pandita

Appar

• Thirunavukkarasar (Appar) was a seventh-century Saiva Tamil poet-saint and one of the most prominent of the 63 Nayanars.
• He was an older contemporary of Thirugnanasambanthar.
• Appar was born in the middle of 7th century to Thiru Pukalanar and Mathiniyar as their second child in a village called Thiruvamur in Thirumunaipadi Nadu.

Sundaramurti

• He was known by the name Sundaramurti Nayanar also.

• Sundaramurti Nayanar was a great devotee of Lord Siva.

• He is one of the four Saiva Acharyas.

Manikkavasagar

• In the Pandya kingdom which was ruled by the great God Himself as raja saundhara Pandiyan, near the capital Madurai is the town Thiruvaadhavur were this great one was born.
• By the time he was sixteen years old, he had well learnt, mastering the philosophies and the scriptures.
• He outstood in the love for Lord Shiva and service to his devotees.

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Mallikarjuna Pandita

• Mallikarjuna Panditharadhyula Raja verrayya Ayyavaru (the father in law of Subba rayudu garu) have also propagated Saiva Siddhanta extensively by writing books, discourses, performing lingadarana, saivism rituals and clearing doubts of the disciples by conducting discussions and meetings.
• He was a great and revered saivate scholar named Sri Mallikarjuna pandita radhyula Ambanayya varu(Duvva) of west Godavari district. Andhra Pradesh.