Punthuruthinambi Kadanambi is one among the nine devotees who sung the divine Tiruvisaippa, the ninth Tirumurai. His compositions are a part of the fourth set in the Tiruvisaippa. He was born in Punthurutthi near Tiruvaiyaru. This disciplined devotee was a Vaidka brahmin in the Atreya lineage (gotram). (Some say he was born in the Pallava lineage as there is the root Kadavar in his name.)

He was a great devotee of Lord Shiva and lived around 10 CE. He used to travel to the shrines of the Lord and sing the Devaram hymns. He was inspired by the Shaivite saints and great devotees. He has praised Tirugnana Sambandhar, Tirunavukkarasar, Sundarar, Kannappar, Kanampullar and Cheraman in his hymns. He has sung two pathigam-s in Tiruvisaippa - one on Tillai (“koyil”) and other on Tiruvarur where he has used a special pann (melody) called Chalarapani which is not found in the Devarams.

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See Also:
1. Thiruvisaippa