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Avatars Of Lord Shiva List, Rudra Son Of Brahma

The essential difference between the Avatars of Lord Vishnu and Shiva is that while Lord Vishnu is born from the womb as in Ramavatar,Krishnshnavatar,Parashururamavatar and the like, as far as I know Lord Shiva is not recorded of having been born of a womb.

The explanation given is that Lord Shiva is 'Ayonija', one who does not stay in the womb.

However there are Avatars of Lord Shiva,Sixty Four in Number are narrated in the Tamil Texts of yore, 'Thiruvilayadal Puranam'

I have not come across anything other than this in Texts.

In all these instances, Lord Shiva is not born to any one;He appears, attends to the job on hand and disappears.

I have found a list of Avatars of Lord Shiva in Koorma Purana.

The Twenty eight Avatars of Lord Shiva are,

1.Swetha.

2.Sudhara.

3.Madanan.

4.Suhendran.

5.Kanganan.

6.Lokaakshi.

7. Jai Kishhavyan.

8.Daadhi Vaahan.

9.Rishaban.

10.Bhrigu.

11.Ogran.

12.Athri.

13.Bali.

14.Gauthaman.

Kannadasan Meenakshi Kungumam

Recently we were driving down to Hyderabad from Bangalore.

My son was listening to new film songs,Tamil,Hindi and English.

When we started playing old Tamil songs ,my son likes them too,there was this line from the Tamil Song, ‘Aagayap Pandalile Oorkolam Pohuthamma’,

‘Meenavin Kungumaththai Naanaalavendumamma’

The song is between the lovers.

The lady says ’May I be Blessed with/rule the Kum Kum or Kungumam of Goddess Meenakshi’

What is conveyed is that ‘my husband Be Blessed with long life’

Here why does the poet say ( I would not Kannadasan a Lyricist, he is a Poet) the way he says it?

My son remarked that Kannadaasn is obsessed with Meenakshi.

I agree.

Yes , Kannadasan is obsessed with Goddess Meenakshi, Madurai.

The first reason is that as a Nattukkottai Nagarathar, as his community is,he is attached to Meenakshi and Umayal.

One may find these names among the women folk of the Nattukkottai Nagaraththaar.

Another reason is that there is something significant about Meenakshi, more specifically about her Kum Kum.

Kannadasan penned these lines as well.

‘Vannath Theroodum Veedhiyile Oorkolam Pohuthayya Sevvazhaip Pandhalile Lakshmi Kalyaanam’(Film Lakshmi kalyaanam)

“Ammuru Meenavaippaarthaalu Ava Kanuukku Varuthamadi’(Savale Samai’-Ammuru is a slang widely used for Nammuru, Our Town in Old Ramanathapuram District, especially among thr Nagarathaar Community)

‘Kungumam, Mangala Mangayar Kungumam(film Kungumum), to quote a few.

Lord Shiva is regarded as the One who is never born.