Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar

Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar or Thiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar (Tamil: திருக்குறிப்புத் தொண்ட நாயனார், Tirukkuṟipput Toṇṭa Nāyaṉār) is one of the Nayanars, 63 devotees to the Hindu god Shiva who are revered as saints in Shaivism. His life is recorded in traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE), Tirutoṇṭar Antādi (10th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (8th century CE). The saint was serving the Shiva devotees by reading their facial expressions and understanding their actual needs. This service earned him the name Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar: Thiru is an honorific term in Tamil; Kurippu means "expressions" in general, and "facial expressions" in particular; and Thondar means "voluntary servant".

Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar

Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar or Thiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar (Tamil: திருக்குறிப்புத் தொண்ட நாயனார், Tirukkuṟipput Toṇṭa Nāyaṉār) is one of the Nayanars, 63 devotees to the Hindu god Shiva who are revered as saints in Shaivism. His life is recorded in traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE), Tirutoṇṭar Antādi (10th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (8th century CE). The saint was serving the Shiva devotees by reading their facial expressions and understanding their actual needs. This service earned him the name Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar: Thiru is an honorific term in Tamil; Kurippu means "expressions" in general, and "facial expressions" in particular; and Thondar means "voluntary servant".