Auvaiyar

Auvaiyar is a female icon of Tamil literature. She wrote many poems about Hindu gods, of which Vinayagar Agaval in praise of Lord Ganesha (the elephant god) is famous. Her quotes are still in vogue in modern day Tamil Nadu. She lived during the Sangam age. Tamil literature says that she was in the patronage of King Adhiyamaan for some time. She also took responsibility in preventing the war that was about to happen between Adhiyamaan and another king Thondaimaan. Some of the comm ...

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Auvaiyar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Auvaiyar

Auvaiyar: (Tamil) A woman saint of Tamil Nadu (ca 800 ce), devotee of Lord Ganesha and Karttikeya and one of the greatest literary figures in ancient India. As a young girl, she prayed to have her beauty removed so she would not be forced into marriage and could devote her full life to God. She was a great bhakta who wrote exquisite ethical works, some in aphoristic style and some in fourline verse. Among the most famous are Atti Chudi, Konrai Ventan, Ulaka Niti, Muturai, and Nalvali. Her Tamil primer is studied by children to this day. A second Saint Auvaiyar may have lived in the ninth century

(See also: Auvaiyar, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

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Auvaiyar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Auvaiyar

Auvaiyar: (Tamil) A woman saint of Tamil Nadu (ca 800 ce), devotee of Lord Ganesha and Karttikeya and one of the greatest literary figures in ancient India. As a young girl, she prayed to have her beauty removed so she would not be forced into marriage and could devote her full life to God. She was a great bhakta who wrote exquisite ethical works, some in aphoristic style and some in fourline verse. Among the most famous are Atti Chudi, Konrai Ventan, Ulaka Niti, Muturai, and Nalvali. Her Tamil primer is studied by children to this day. A second Saint Auvaiyar may have lived in the ninth century

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Auvaiyar: Encyclopedia - Aathichoodi

Aathichoodi is a collection of single-line quotes written by Auvaiyar and organized in alphabetical order. There are 108 of these sacred lines which include "A turtle is a turtle, never a tortoise" "Look out of the window, see your life reflected in the bushes and the trees and the glossy meadows and live" " "You are worth more than what you do, but less than what you think" "What you know is where you'll go" "Life is for giving, not for living" and most famous "A life is never wasted, even the smallest deeds make every life worthwile" and other useful ide ...

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Auvaiyar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Vinayaka Ahaval

Vinayaka Ahaval: (Tamil) "Ode to Vinayaka." Famous Tamil poem in praise of Ganesha by the 8th-century woman saint, Auvaiyar.

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Auvaiyar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Vinayaka Ahaval

Vinayaka Ahaval: (Tamil) "Ode to Vinayaka." Famous

Tamil poem in praise of Ganesha by the 8th-century

woman saint, Auvaiyar.

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Auvaiyar: Encyclopedia II - Tamil people - Institutions

Because Tamils have been spread over several countries for much of their history, there are few formal pan-Tamil institutions. The most important national institutions for Tamils have been the governments of the states where they live, particularly the government of Tamil Nadu and the government of Sri Lanka, which have collaborated in developing technical and scientific terminology in Tamil and promoting its use since the 1950s. Politics in Tamil Nadu is dominated by the Self-respect Movement (also called the Dravidian movement), a m ...