Pattinathar biography

Name in the Tamils

For other uses, see Pattinathar (disambiguation).

Pattinathar (Tamil: பட்டினத்தார், romanized: Paṭṭiṉattār) is a name identified with two different Tamil individuals, one of 10th century AD and another of 14th century AD.^[1]

10th century Pattinathar

The 10th century AD Pattinathar was a poet whose five works are included in the sacred Shaivite canon.

Tirumurai.^[1]

14th century Pattinathar

He was born in the port-town Kaveripoompattinam to a wealthy mercantile family, who himself was a merchant before giving up his materialistic way of life.^[2] He became the guru and contemporary of another ascetic philosopher, Pattirakiriyar.^[3] Pattirakiriyar was a king of Kongu Nadu before becoming a religious mendicant under Pattinathar.^[4]

Search for divinity

Pattinathar's son was a divine child.

He grew up and followed in his father's (Pattinathar's) footsteps. Once the father sent h