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Printing history of Thiruvasagam
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- 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.
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