Kirupanandha Variyar

Thirumuruga Kirupanandha Variyar (1906–1993) was a Shaivite spiritual teacher from India. He was a Murugan devotee who helped rebuild and complete the works on many of the temples across the state. He is known for his discourses on various Shaivite legends.

Kirubanandha Variyar
Kirupanandha Variyar on a 2006 stamp of India
Born	25 August 1906 Kangeyanallur, Vellore, India
Died	7 November 1993 (aged 87)
Other names	Variyar Swamigal, 64th nayanmar
Parent(s)	Father : Mallayadasan Mother : Kanagavalli

7 November 2015 function vellore

Coming into prominence at the time when atheist movement was running hot in the state of Tamil Nadu, he helped to sustain and re-establish Hinduism and Theism in the state. He has also scripted a movie, Siva Kavi. He used all possible mediums to spread Hinduism not restricting himself considering one as inferior and another as superior. In his Detroit discourse on Muruga's kindness, he proposed that women's name should also be added as an initial to the child's name.[1]

He always insisted on discipline being as important to devotion saying one without the other would be fruitless.[2] He is considered to be 64th nayanmar by the people of the state.[3]

Early life

Kirupanandha Variyar Swamy statue at Kangeyanalore Temple

Variyar, popularly known as Variyar Swamigal, was born in 1906 in a Sengunthar kaikkola mudaliyar family in Kangeyanallur, a small village on the bank of Palar river. This province is referred to as Thondai Nadu in Sangam literature.

Isai Perarignar

Variyar Swamigal received the award Isai Perarignar in 1967,[4] given to Tamil musicians every year by the Tamil Isai Sangam of Tamil Nadu in Southern India.

References

1. Part-1 - கிருபானந்த வாரியார் - டெட்ராய்ட் - 1986 - Detroit - Kripananda Variyar, retrieved 30 July 2019
2. "வாழ்க்கைத் தரம் உயர்த்தும் கிருபானந்த வாரியாரின் பொன்மொழிகள்..! #InspirationalQuotes". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
3. "இவரும் ஒரு நாயன்மாரே! - கிருபானந்த வாரியார் நினைவு தினப் பகிர்வு !". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
4. "Welcome to Tamil Isai Sangam – Virudhugal". www.tamilisaisangam.in. Retrieved 21 May 2017.