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The collection of the writings of the Saivite saints is considered as Fifth Veda. What is the name of the above collection?1. Silapaddikaran2. Manimekhalai3. Tirumurai4. Tolkapium

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Tirumurai

The correct answer is Tirumurai.

  • Thirumurai is a twelve-volume compendium of songs or hymns in praise of Shiva in the Tamil language from the 6th to the 11th century CE.
  • It was composed by 63 Nayaṇar saints and collated in the 11th century.
  • It was later formed a part of the scriptural corpus of the Tamil Śaiva Siddhānta, a distinctive bhakti-oriented school of a pan-Indian Tantric tradition.
  • Later, the poet Cekkilar composed the Periyappuraṇam, a hagiography of the Nayaṇar saints which was revered as the “fifth Veda”, and eventually incorporated into the Tirumurai.
  • Hence, Tirumurai is the right answer.


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