Sri Kaagapujandar (''Tamil:காகபுஜண்டர்'') is considered to be an eminent

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Siddhar The Siddhar (Tamil: சித்தர் ''cittar'', from Sanskrit: '' siddha'') in Tamil tradition is a perfected individual, who has attained spiritual powers called ''siddhi''. Historically, Siddhar also refers to the people who were earl ...

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. 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. Sri Kaagapujandar was mentioned by Karuvoorar and author K.S.Pillai as one of the 18 siddhars (பதினென் சித்தர்கள்). He is also called Kaagapusundi, Kaagapusundar, and Pujankar.சித்தர்கள் வாழ்க்கை, பி.என்.பர‌சுராமன், ,(''Life of Siddhars, Author:P.N.Parasuraman'') A verse from His book ''Gnanam 80'' - 'Forgetting to embrace the self-god within, we search this wide world for various divine solutions '

Legends about Kaagapujandar

Sri Kaagapujandar, according to legend, has seen many destructions of the universe(pralaya) and recreation of new one as a crow, hence the name Kaga. Kagam in Tamil means crow. Sri Kaagapujandar is the master in the art of

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. He is the one who gives

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(initiation) to

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in every era. Sri Kaagapujandar gave upadhesa (instruction) to Sri Vashistar, guru of Sri Rama. Siddhar Sri Roma rishi is said to be son of Sri Kaagapujandar. Once the gods

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and

ended up in a heated argument to know who is the eldest, finally

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told them that there is only one

Maharishi Maharishi is a Sanskrit word, written as "महर्षि" in Devanagari (formed from the prefix mahā- meaning "great" and r̥ṣi - sage, poet or a singer of sacred hymns), indicating members of the highest order of ancient Indian sages, po ...

who can tell who is the eldest.

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wondered how old that Maharishi would have to be, in order to know who is the eldest. They came to know that Sri Kaagapujandar who seen many apocalypse, beginning of new era and new Trimurthi for every era. Trimurthi praised Sri Kaagapujandar as a remarkable one and great siddha.

Books

Sri Kaagapujandar wrote many books in Tamil, written in palm leaves; most have been lost. Those remainings found are transferred into paper with the help of siddhas and palm readers. The book ''Perunool kaviyam 1000'' (Tamil:பெருநூல் காவியம் 1000) has an account of most of the siddhas. Below listed the songs where the particular siddhas are mentioned. *Agasthiyar - Song 141 *

Bogar Bogar, Bhogar, or Boganathar was a Tamil Shaivite Siddhar who lived sometime between 550 and 300 BC. He was a disciple of Kalangi Nathar. He was born in Vaigavur near Palani Hills. He received his education from his mother and his grand father ...

, Karuvoorar,

Dhanvantari Dhanvantari () is the physician of the devas in Hinduism. He is regarded to be an avatar of Vishnu. He is mentioned in the Puranas as the god of Ayurveda. During his incarnation on earth, he reigned as the King of Kashi, today locally refe ...

- Song 143 *Pulathiyar, Sattaimuni, Macchamuni,

Korakkar Korakkar is originally a Tamil Siddhar, and one of the 18 celebrated siddhars of Tamilnadu. He is none other than Gorakhnath, the Siddha as he is venerated throughout India. He was a student of the Siddhars Agathiyar and Bogar, and is mentioned var ...

, Rama Thevar - Song 155 *

Thirumoolar Tirumular (also spelt Thirumoolar etc., originally known as Suntaranāthar) was a Tamil Shaivite mystic and writer, considered one of the sixty-three Nayanmars and one of the 18 Siddhars. His main work, the ''Tirumantiram'' (also sometimes wri ...

- Song 279 * Vashistar, Kirshnakonaar, Viyasar - Song 440 * Vishwamithrar, Konkanar - Song 782 *

Thiruvalluvar Thiruvalluvar (Tamil: திருவள்ளுவர்), commonly known as Valluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the ''Tirukkuṟaḷ'', a collection of couplets on ethics, political and ...

, Kasinathar, Thatheesinathar, Koormamuni, Athiri - Song 783 *Idaikadar, Kalai kotaan - Song 784

Temples

*Swarnapureeshwarar Temple, Chinna Salem, Tamil Nadu *Sri Swarna Kala Bhairavar Temple, Aati Sakthi Peetam (Previously known as Kaga Ashram), Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu *Siddharghal Temple, Madambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Sri Shakti Arutkoodam, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Legends about Kaagapujandar

Books

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