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Tiruvacakam
Thiruvasagam (, lit. "sacred utterance") is a volume of Tamil hymns composed by the ninth century Shaivite bhakti poet Manikkavasagar. It contains 51 compositions and constitutes the eighth volume of the Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta.
Legend has it that Manikkavasakar was appointed as minister by king Arimarttanar and sent to purchase 10,000 horses from Arab traders〔(Thiruvasagam proves existence of horse trade with West Asia in 9th century )〕 but spent the money building a temple in Tirupperunturai.
==Poet==
Manikkavasagar's ''Thiruvasagam'' and ''Thirukovayar'' are compiled as the eighth ''Thirumurai'' and is full of visionary experience, divine love and urgent striving for truth.〔Subramaniyaswami 2003, p. 494〕 Though he is not counted as one of the 63 Saiva ''nayanars'', he is counted as ''Nalvars'' consisting of the first three ''nayanars'' namely Appar, Sambandhar and sundharar.〔 He was born in an orthodox ''brahmin '' family in Tiruvatavur near Madurai. His father was an adivsor to the Pandya king and he followed his father's footsteps in becoming the king's minister.〔Jones 2007, p. 276〕 He is believed to be in the 10th or 11th century, but Dr. Pope places him in 7th or 8th century. Manickavasgar was the king's prime minister and renounced his post in search of divinity.〔 The king bestowed his minister to buy horses, but he was taken to divinity by the vision of Siva with his saints.〔 The minister spent his entire sum of money in building the temple at ''Thiruperunturai'', considered an architectural marvel among Hindu temples. From the time, the saint poet wandered to various temples and devoted hymns on Siva. His conversion is attributed to ''Sivagnana bodham'', an saivite work by Meykandar.〔Macnicol 1915, pp. 171-172〕 He was an orthodox saivite and represents ''bhakti'' at its highest form in his age.〔Macnicol 1915, p. 176〕
Thirupperunthurai ((タミル語:திருபெருந்துறை)), known as ''Avudayar Koil''), a Shiva temple where Thiruvasagam is believed to have been originated. Manikkavasagar is said to have converted the king to the cult of Shiva and built the temple with money that had been intended for war-horses.〔Das 1991, p. 574〕
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