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Printing history of Thiruvasagam

September 8 , 2024 18 hrs 0 min 11 0

In 1868, Ka. Peer Katharoli Rauthar, a Tamil scholar from Tirunelveli, published Thiruvasagam penned by the Saivite saint Manickavasagar.
Rauthar’s edition was verified by Sivaloganatha Pandithar of Thirupunkur.
The book was printed in Iyartamil Achagam, run by Thiruvenkata Mudaliar, in Kancheepuram.
The Sivapuranam in Thiruvasagam is normally described as an agaval, but Rauthar cited the Tholkappiyam to prove that it was a kalivenba.
The book was republished in 2008 after a gap of 140 years by T.N. Ramachandran, Tamil scholar from Thanjavur.
Thiruvasagam was first among the Saivite literary works to be printed.
It was published in 1835, followed by the publication of Thirukovaiyar in 1841.