Karuvurar was a sage or Siddhar from Karuvur (modern Karur) in Tamil Nadu, India. There are 18 Siddhars popularly known in Tamil literature. He is the one among the 18 Siddhars. Believers describe Siddhars as having the "ability to perceive the higher cosmic movements in universe." They are described as experts in Yoga, alchemy, literature, and philosophy, and as having the ability to move their souls to and from the bodies of others.[1]
Karuvurar Siddhar lived in Karuvoor in Tamil Nadu now it is called as Karur.[2] He lived during the reign of the king Rajaraja I. According to the evidence from the Saint Agathiyar’s work "Agathiyar-12000" and the Saint Bogar's work "Bogar - 7000", Karuvurar was descended from a noble Vishwakarma Brahmin family.[3] His parents were in the hereditary business of forging idols out of metals and alloys. The parents of Karuvoorar Siddhar were dedicated to creating temple idols, by visiting various places of purity and divine significance, while architecting idols by forging the nine metals, and they honed these skills to make a livelihood. So naturally Karuvurar Siddhar excelled as an alchemist.[3] For some time, he also engaged in the business of doing sculpture work, and developed various god’s idol through his expert knowledge in the art of sculpting the divine idols as per the evidence from Agathiyar's work "Agathiyar-12000" verse 466.[3]
Disciple of Saint Bogar
Karuvurar learnt the subjects from various famous gurus, and got great knowledge. He learnt the concepts of siddha from the Saint Bogar. When Siddhar Bogar visited Thiruvaduthurai, Karuvurar met with Siddhar and requested Bogar to accept him as his disciple. Bogar accepted Karuvurar and initiated him into the worship his family deity “Ambal”. Karuvoorar attainted Kundalini shakthi in a short period of time. He learnt Siddha Science, Siddha Yoga and Gnana from Siddhar Bogar.[4] Apart from his knowledge in other divine subjects, he also got great interest in doing Yoga and Meditation. Siddhar Karuvurar performed many miracles and safeguarded the people from various ailments. He was a great siddha who got good knowledge in various fields. During his period, he has done many wonders in the life of the people, and made them to lead a sin free life. He took care of his devotees in a proper manner, and taught the divine knowledge to them. He helped them to attain the spiritual energy through meditation and prayers.[citation needed]
Arrest
According to one story the King Hiranya Varman arrested Karuvurar for some reasons as he didn’t know that Karuvurar is a saint. The saint Bogar came and instructed the king to release his disciple Karuvurar and he is ready to give the gold for compensation.[5] The king and the saint Bogar went to the prison to release Karuvurar. He was nowhere in the cell. Everyone shocked and the king shivered with fear, but saint Bogar knew that Karuvurar is in invisible state so he asked him to appear and suddenly Karuvurar appeared in front of all.[5]
Contributions to Thanjavur Peru Udaiyar Temple
The Big Temple, also known as Thanjai Peruvudaiyar Brihadishvara Temple, is a protected monument and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.[6] Brihadishvara Temple was constructed in the 11th century by the Chola King Raja Raja Chola I (985 AD–1014 AD). The temple is built using granite, displaying the engineering and architectural knowledge of that time.[7] The Big Temple has been designed using traditional knowledge, which is held as family secret and passed down from father to son.[8] It was completed by the engineers named Kunjara Mallan Raja Raja Perunthachan (Chief Architect & Sculptor), and the Second level architects are Nithavinotha Perunthachan, Sadayan Kandaraditha Perunthachan.[9][10]
Karuvurar had a significant contribution to the completion of the Brihadishvara Temple. He was the Guru for the King Rajaraja I. While building this temple, he faced many big challenges. The priests found it impossible to affix the huge Shiva Linga on the base for the Sanctum - Sanctorum of the temple. The last but not the least was Karuvurar, who is said to have helped the installation of the great Siva Lingam in the Big temple at Thanjavur had performed miracles before he left his mortal coil at karur of Tiruchirapalli District.[11]
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Karuvurar was a sage or Siddhar from Karuvur modern Karur in Tamil Nadu India There are 18 Siddhars popularly known in Tamil literature He is the one among the 18 Siddhars Believers describe Siddhars as having the ability to perceive the higher cosmic movements in universe They are described as experts in Yoga alchemy literature and philosophy and as having the ability to move their souls to and from the bodies of others 1 KaruvurarSiddharKaruvurar left with Rajaraja I right BornKaruvoor Chola Empire modern day Karur Tamil Nadu India DiedKaruvoor Chola Empire modern day Karur Tamil Nadu India ReligionHinduism Contents 1 Early life family and his profession 2 Disciple of Saint Bogar 3 Arrest 4 Contributions to Thanjavur Peru Udaiyar Temple 5 Works 6 Last part of life 7 ReferencesEarly life family and his profession EditKaruvurar Siddhar lived in Karuvoor in Tamil Nadu now it is called as Karur 2 He lived during the reign of the king Rajaraja I According to the evidence from the Saint Agathiyar s work Agathiyar 12000 and the Saint Bogar s work Bogar 7000 Karuvurar was descended from a noble Vishwakarma Brahmin family 3 His parents were in the hereditary business of forging idols out of metals and alloys The parents of Karuvoorar Siddhar were dedicated to creating temple idols by visiting various places of purity and divine significance while architecting idols by forging the nine metals and they honed these skills to make a livelihood So naturally Karuvurar Siddhar excelled as an alchemist 3 For some time he also engaged in the business of doing sculpture work and developed various god s idol through his expert knowledge in the art of sculpting the divine idols as per the evidence from Agathiyar s work Agathiyar 12000 verse 466 3 Disciple of Saint Bogar EditKaruvurar learnt the subjects from various famous gurus and got great knowledge He learnt the concepts of siddha from the Saint Bogar When Siddhar Bogar visited Thiruvaduthurai Karuvurar met with Siddhar and requested Bogar to accept him as his disciple Bogar accepted Karuvurar and initiated him into the worship his family deity Ambal Karuvoorar attainted Kundalini shakthi in a short period of time He learnt Siddha Science Siddha Yoga and Gnana from Siddhar Bogar 4 Apart from his knowledge in other divine subjects he also got great interest in doing Yoga and Meditation Siddhar Karuvurar performed many miracles and safeguarded the people from various ailments He was a great siddha who got good knowledge in various fields During his period he has done many wonders in the life of the people and made them to lead a sin free life He took care of his devotees in a proper manner and taught the divine knowledge to them He helped them to attain the spiritual energy through meditation and prayers citation needed Arrest EditAccording to one story the King Hiranya Varman arrested Karuvurar for some reasons as he didn t know that Karuvurar is a saint The saint Bogar came and instructed the king to release his disciple Karuvurar and he is ready to give the gold for compensation 5 The king and the saint Bogar went to the prison to release Karuvurar He was nowhere in the cell Everyone shocked and the king shivered with fear but saint Bogar knew that Karuvurar is in invisible state so he asked him to appear and suddenly Karuvurar appeared in front of all 5 Contributions to Thanjavur Peru Udaiyar Temple EditThe Big Temple also known as Thanjai Peruvudaiyar Brihadishvara Temple is a protected monument and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site 6 Brihadishvara Temple was constructed in the 11th century by the Chola King Raja Raja Chola I 985 AD 1014 AD The temple is built using granite displaying the engineering and architectural knowledge of that time 7 The Big Temple has been designed using traditional knowledge which is held as family secret and passed down from father to son 8 It was completed by the engineers named Kunjara Mallan Raja Raja Perunthachan Chief Architect amp Sculptor and the Second level architects are Nithavinotha Perunthachan Sadayan Kandaraditha Perunthachan 9 10 Karuvurar had a significant contribution to the completion of the Brihadishvara Temple He was the Guru for the King Rajaraja I While building this temple he faced many big challenges The priests found it impossible to affix the huge Shiva Linga on the base for the Sanctum Sanctorum of the temple The last but not the least was Karuvurar who is said to have helped the installation of the great Siva Lingam in the Big temple at Thanjavur had performed miracles before he left his mortal coil at karur of Tiruchirapalli District 11 Works EditKaruvoorar Vaatha Kaaviyam 700 Karuvoorar Vaithiyam 500 Karuvoorar Yoga Gnanam 500 Karuvoorar Pala Thirattu 300 Karuvoorar Gurunool Soothira 105 Karuvoorar Poorana Gnanam 100 Karuvoorar Meisurukkam 52 Karuvoorar Sivagnana Petham 42 Karuvoorar Karppa Vithi 39 Karuvoorar Muppu Soothiram 30 Karuvoorar Attamaasiththu 12 13 14 Last part of life EditHe attained Samadhi in Sri Pasupatheeswarar temple in Karur citation needed References Edit Agasthiya Guru amp 18 Siddhars 15 June 2010 District Census Handbook Karur Govt of Tamilnadu PDF karur nic in p 60 a b c S Gopala Krishnan BA B ED 2007 பத ன ண ச த தர கள வரல ற Reference book PDF Annanagar Chennai Brindhavanam pp 46 47 ச த த ப ர ஷர கர வ ர ர 29 September 2008 a b Karuvurar Dinamalar News National Tamil Daily 2 February 2011 Great Living Chola Temples UNESCO In pictures Temples of Thanjavur The Hindu Business Line 17 April 2019 India s Big Temple marks 1 000th birthday BBC News 26 September 2010 Bringing Stone to Life Magazine Web Edition Hinduism Today June 2000 Mysteries Solved Secrets of Thanjavur Brihadeeshwarar Temple Built by RajaRajaChola 11 January 2015 C V Cuppiramaniyan V I Matavan 1983 Heritage of the Tamils Siddha Medicine International Institute of Tamil Studies p 222 Reference Book Ministry of Ayush Govt of India Central Council for research in Siddha PDF ச த தர கள எழ த ய ந ல கள Siddhargal Book List In Tamil 15 October 2019 List of Digitized Manuscripts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karuvurar amp oldid 1129833646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
