Narasinga Muniyaraiyar Nayanar

[1] Traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (10th century CE) detail his legendary life and services to the Hindu god Shiva.Narasinga Muniyaraiyar Nayanar was the chieftain of the state Tiru Munaipadi.Muniyaraiyar The saint was a contemporary of Sundarar.

[2] It is also learnt that the saint lived at Tirunavalur (Tirunamanullur),[3] Narasinga Muniyaraiyar was the foster-father of Sundarar.

He would arrange special pujas at Shiva temples on each Thiruvathirai star day (Ardra (nakshatra)).

The reverence and respect shown by Narasinga Muniyaraiyar earned the benign grace of Shiva and the saint was liberated from the cycle of rebirth.

[5][6] Tamil month Purattasi – Sadayam star Shatabhishak or Shatataraka is widely celebrated as Guru Puja Day of Narasinga Muniyaraiyar Nayanar.

Family of Sundarar (l->r): Sadaya Nayanar (father), Isaignaniyar (mother), Paravai Nachiyar (wife), Sundarar, Sangili Nachiyar (wife), Narasinga Muniyaraiyar (foster-father).