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Pusalar (also spelt as Poosalar), also known as Pusalar Nayanar (Poosalar Nayanar) and Pusala Nayanar, is an eighth-century Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the fifth-eighth in the list of 63 Nayanars. His hagiography speaks how he created a grand temple for Shiva in his mind and how his patron god Shiva preferred attending the consecration of his mind temple, instead of a grand temple created by a Pallava king. ==Life== The primary account of Pusalar's life comes from the Tamil ''Periya Puranam'' by Sekkizhar (12th century), which is a hagiography of the 63 Nayanars. Pusalar was a Brahmin, the priest caste. He lived in Thiruninravur (Tiru Ninravur/ Ninravur), presently a neighboourhood in the city of Chennai. In Pusalar's times, Thiruninravur was part of Tondai Nadu (Thondai Mandalam), which part of the Pallava kingdom. He could have been a temple priest. Pusalar was a Shaiva, a devotee of the god Shiva. He did not believe in idol worship and rituals, instead he performed Manasic ("mental") worship. He wanted to create a grand temple for Shiva, but did not have the money to do so. Thus, Pusalar decided to build a temple to Shiva in his mind with his imagination. He followed the rituals of temple-building, sanctified the ground and lied the first stone of his mind temple on an auspicious day. Over course of time, he completed his mind temple and selected a holy day for the ''Kumbhabhishekam'' ceremony, when the temple is consecrated and the image of God installed in the ''garbhagriha'' (sanctum sanatorium).〔 The Pallava king Kadavarkon had just completed a grand Shiva temple in the capital Kanchipuram and selected the same day for consecration of his temple. Shiva appeared in the king's dream and instructed him to postpone the date of consecration as He would be journeying to Thiruninravur for the consecration of His devotee Pusalar's temple on the same day. The king postponed the date as per the divine decree and hastened to see the magnificent temple of Pusalar, which Shiva favoured over his own. However, on reaching Thiruninravur, the king could find any stone temple visible in the town and was perflexed. He reached Pusalar's house and informed Pusalar about his dream. The saint revealed that the temple existed in his heart. The king was astonished by Pusalar's devotion and bowed down to him and worshipped him. Pusalar consecrated the temple on the ordained day and continued his worship until his death, when he is said to have attained Kailash, the abode of Shiva.〔〔 Pusalar is regarded as a historical figure. The Pallava king Kadavarkon from the ''Periya Puranam'' account is identified as King Rajasimha (also known as Narasimhavarman II), who reigned between 700 and 728 CE. The king's temple is identified as the Kailasanathar temple, which is regarded as Rajasimha's greatest temple and functioned as the personal shrine of the king. An inscription with 12 Sanskrit verses on the exterior walls of Kailasanathar temple aim the identification. The seventh verse talks about a "heavenly voice without body" that Rajasimha heard. This voice is associated with Shiva's voice in the Pusalar tale. Thus, Pusalar can be beginning to the beginning of the eighth century and a contemporary of Sundarar.〔 The ''Periya Puranam'' depends on these inscriptions at Kailasanathar temple for telling the tale of Pusalar. The tale of Pusalar (called Pusala Nayanaru in the account) is also recalled in the 13th-century Telugu ''Basava Purana'' of Palkuriki Somanatha in brief and with some variation. The king is called Vikrama Choda (a Chola king who reigned between 1118–1135 CE), instead of the Pallava in the Tamil version. He created a grand temple of gold. Pusala Nayanaru created a similar temple in mind and gained the grace of Shiva. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pusalar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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