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Sri Kaagapujandar
Consecrated at Kaga Ashram, Thiruvannamalai, India

Sri Kaagapujandar or Kakabhushundi (Tamil: காகபுஜண்டர்) is considered to be an eminent siddha in Siddhar tradition, a saint who has reached a particularly high degree of physical and spiritual perfection. According to legends he lived around the 7th century CE.[1] The jeeva samadhi of Sri Kaagapujandar is located at the Sornapureeshwar Temple in Thenponparapi village, near Chinna salem, Villupuram District. His birth star is Ayilyam.[2] Sri Kaagapujandar was mentioned by Karuvoorar[3] and author K.S.Pillai[4] as one of the 18 siddhars (பதினென் சித்தர்கள்).[5]

He is also called Kaagapusundi, Kaagapusundar,[6] and Pujankar.[2]

A verse from His book Gnanam 80

தானென்ற பிரமத்தை யடுத்திடாமல்
தரணியில் தெய்வமடா அனந்த மென்றும்[7]

- 'Forgetting to embrace the self-god within, we search this wide world for various divine solutions '

Legends about Kaagapujandar

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Sri Kaagapujandar,[2] according to legend, has seen many destructions of the universe(pralaya) and recreation of new one[6][8][9] as a crow, hence the name Kaga. Kagam in Tamil means crow. Sri Kaagapujandar is the master in the art of Immortality.[2] He is the one who obtains diksha (initiation) from Almighty Lord Shiva[2] in every era. Sri Kaagapujandar gave upadhesa (instruction) to Sri Vashistar, guru of Sri Rama as mentioned in Yoga Vasistha.[2]

Siddhar Sri Roma rishi is said to be son of Sri Kaagapujandar.[2][10]

He was a great devotee of Lord Shree Rama and was granted the boon to see his lilas.

Books

Sri Kaagapujandar wrote many books in Tamil, written on palm leaves; most have been lost. Those remaining were transferred onto paper with the help of siddhas and palm readers. The book Perunool kaviyam 1000 (Tamil:பெருநூல் காவியம் 1000)[11][12][13] has an account of most of the siddhas. Below listed the songs where the particular siddhas are mentioned.

Temples

Kaagapujandar
Kaagapujandar on temple gopuram as one of 18 Siddhars
  • Swarnapureeshwarar Temple, Chinna Salem, Tamil Nadu[14]
  • Sri Swarna Kala Bhairavar Temple, Aati Sakthi Peetam (Previously known as Kaga Ashram), Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu[15]
  • Siddharghal Temple, Madambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu[16]
  • Sri Shakti Arutkoodam, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Siddhas: August 2011". Sithars.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g சித்தர்கள் வாழ்க்கை, பி.என்.பர‌சுராமன், ISBN 978-81-89936-06-8,(Life of Siddhars, Author:P.N.Parasuraman)
  3. ^ Manthrika Attmasittu, Author:Karuvoorar, p.2-3
  4. ^ V.Jayaram. "The Origin and Development of Siddhas and Siddha Tradition". Hinduwebsite.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  5. ^ "The Eighteen Siddhas". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  6. ^ a b "The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Feature Stories - October 2009". Harekrsna.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  7. ^ ":: TVU". www.tamilvu.org.
  8. ^ "சித்தர்களின் சாகாக்கலை(மரணமில்லாப் பெருவாழ்வு)6 « மச்சமுனி – Machamuni". Machamuni.com. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  9. ^ பதிந்தது கவிப்ரியன். "108 சித்தர்களும் அவர்களின் ஜீவ சமாதிகளும்". Psssrf.org.in. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  10. ^ ":: TVU". www.tamilvu.org.
  11. ^ "மறைபொருள் ரகசியங்கள் பகுதி 3". Arusuvai.com. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  12. ^ Kakabhusundar. "Connemara Public Library Catalog " Details for: ...Perunool Kaviyam 1000". Connemara.tnopac.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  13. ^ பாலா (2011-01-04). "சித்தர்களின் முழக்கம் : காகபுசண்டரின் பெருநூல் காவியம் 1000 -ல் யோகியின் நிலை". Gurumuni.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  14. ^ Kanniks Kannikeswaran. "Temples of Tamilnadu, India (S3)". Templenet.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  15. ^ "Sri Kaagapujandar Guru Peedam, Kaga Ashram, Thiruvannamalai".
  16. ^ "Siddhar Temple, Madambakkam, Chennai suburb". Greenmesg.org. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  17. ^ "Sri Ramani Guruji, Narbhavee, Nadi, Naadi, Nadi Astrology, Arulvanam.org". www.arulvanam.org.
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