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The eccentricities of Lord Shiva, especially His attire, behavior - particularly the midnight dance at the cremation grounds surrounded by various strange beings, fondness to remain naked, and love for strange pets such as snakes and fawn, have attracted the loving and devout attention from His various adiyargal (devotees). This has resulted in the outpouring of their love for their Lord in the form of Thevaram and Thiruvachakam of Sambandar, Appar, Sundarar, Karaikal Ammaiyar, and Manickavachakar. Along with these writings, the background Puranic myths are mentioned. It is suggested that these ideas could be utilized to destigmatize mental illness among the sufferers and their carers.

Oh madman on whose locks rests the crescent moon
Sovereign Lord of grace abounding never more will I forget you
You are enshrined in my heart and in my mind!
In the holy temple of Arul Turai in the heart of Vennai Nallur
On the south banks of the Pennar You do abide

They call Him beggar, they speak ill of Him
They have fallen from the Path, those Buddhists, those erring Jains
But the Divine One who came to earth and begged for alms
He is the thief who stole my heart away
The elephant charged, bore down on Him
Oh wondrous sight! He tore its skin and wrap’t it round
Some call Him madman – He is our Lord of Brahmapuram.

This is how the first child prodigy (probably alluded to as Dravida Sisu by Adi Shankaracharya) of Thevaram, Thirugnanasambandar, addresses the Lord as mad and exemplifies His behavior variously in his native town of Sirkazhi (Brahmapuram).

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5418997/[/URL]

<blockquote data-quote="prasad1" data-source="post: 457693" data-attributes="member: 17510">The eccentricities of Lord Shiva, especially His attire, behavior - particularly the midnight dance at the cremation grounds surrounded by various strange beings, fondness to remain naked, and love for strange pets such as snakes and fawn, have attracted the loving and devout attention from His various adiyargal (devotees). This has resulted in the outpouring of their love for their Lord in the form of Thevaram and Thiruvachakam of Sambandar, Appar, Sundarar, Karaikal Ammaiyar, and Manickavachakar. Along with these writings, the background Puranic myths are mentioned. It is suggested that these ideas could be utilized to destigmatize mental illness among the sufferers and their carers.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Oh madman on whose locks rests the crescent moon</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sovereign Lord of grace abounding never more will I forget you</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">You are enshrined in my heart and in my mind!</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the holy temple of Arul Turai in the heart of Vennai Nallur</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">On the south banks of the Pennar You do abide</li>
</ul><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">They call Him beggar, they speak ill of Him</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">They have fallen from the Path, those Buddhists, those erring Jains</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">But the Divine One who came to earth and begged for alms</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">He is the thief who stole my heart away</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The elephant charged, bore down on Him</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Oh wondrous sight! He tore its skin and wrap’t it round</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Some call Him madman – He is our Lord of Brahmapuram.</li>
</ul>This is how the first child prodigy (probably alluded to as Dravida Sisu by Adi Shankaracharya) of Thevaram, Thirugnanasambandar, addresses the Lord as mad and exemplifies His behavior variously in his native town of Sirkazhi (Brahmapuram).[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5418997/[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="prasad1, post: 457693, member: 17510"] The eccentricities of Lord Shiva, especially His attire, behavior - particularly the midnight dance at the cremation grounds surrounded by various strange beings, fondness to remain naked, and love for strange pets such as snakes and fawn, have attracted the loving and devout attention from His various [I]adiyargal[/I] (devotees). This has resulted in the outpouring of their love for their Lord in the form of [I]Thevaram[/I] and [I]Thiruvachakam of Sambandar[/I], [I]Appar[/I], [I]Sundarar[/I], [I]Karaikal Ammaiyar[/I], and [I]Manickavachakar[/I]. Along with these writings, the background [I]Puranic myths[/I] are mentioned. It is suggested that these ideas could be utilized to destigmatize mental illness among the sufferers and their carers. [LIST] [*]Oh madman on whose locks rests the crescent moon [*]Sovereign Lord of grace abounding never more will I forget you [*]You are enshrined in my heart and in my mind! [*]In the holy temple of Arul Turai in the heart of Vennai Nallur [*]On the south banks of the Pennar You do abide [/LIST] [LIST] [*]They call Him beggar, they speak ill of Him [*]They have fallen from the Path, those Buddhists, those erring Jains [*]But the Divine One who came to earth and begged for alms [*]He is the thief who stole my heart away [*]The elephant charged, bore down on Him [*]Oh wondrous sight! He tore its skin and wrap’t it round [*]Some call Him madman – He is our Lord of Brahmapuram. [/LIST] This is how the first child prodigy (probably alluded to as [I]Dravida Sisu[/I] by Adi Shankaracharya) of [I]Thevaram[/I], Thirugnanasambandar, addresses the Lord as mad and exemplifies His behavior variously in his native town of Sirkazhi ([I]Brahmapuram[/I]). [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5418997/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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