The great mother, Isaignaniyar, lived in the town of Tirunavalur, in the kingdom of Tirumunaipadi. There is an old adage saying, "As the thread, so the saree. As the mother, so the child". This devotee led a sincere life with Sadaiyar to give birth to the renowned devotee Sundara Murti Nayanar, who always took pride in saying he was the servitor of the servitors of Lord Shiva. A child’s character is first moulded by the mother. Whatever qualities she infuses in the child along with the milk she gives, develops in future under the right circumstances. It is said in fact that the character of children itself is an indication of the personality of the parents. Her devotion to the holy feet of the Lord and austerities blessed her with Vantondar as her child. Blessed indeed is she and her devotion! Let the devotional upbringing of Sundarar by Isaignaniyar stay in the mind.

Guru Pooja: Chitrai / Chitra or Mesh / Chitra

Har Har Mahadev

• Birth place of isaignani Nayanar
• The puranam of Isai Gnaani Nayanar in English Poetry
• இசை ஞானியார் புராணம் - செய்யுள்
• இசைஞானி நாயனார் புராணம் உரைநடை
• इसैज्ञानियार नायनार दिव्य चरित्र 

See Also: 
1. Chadaiya Nayanar
2. Sundaramurthi Nayanar

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