Nayanmargal

     History of  63 Nayanmargal from  Periyapuranam

 Nayanmargal is the 63 Sivanadiyar. Sekkizhar was born as Arulmozhithevan He was a native of Kundrathur village, a sub-division of Puliyur-Kottam in Thondaimandalam Kulothunga Chola II appointed him as his Prime Minister on account of his talents. He composed the Periyapuranam or the Great Narrative about the lives of the sixty-three Nayanmars and Thogaiadiyar or saints and would himself sing it in the Thousand Pillared Hall of the Chidambaram temple and arouse the latent Chola Saiva zeal. Sekkizhar's inspiration is Namiandarnambi living in Thirunaraiyur near Chidambaram.

Deiva Sekkizhar

 Sekkizhar mentioned Nayanmargal is 63.

1.Thirunilakanda Nayanar , 2.Iyarpakai Nayanar , 3.Ilaiyankudi Mara Nayanar , 4.Meypporul Nayanar , 5.Viranminda Nayanar 6.Amarnidhi Nayanar , 7.Eripaththa Nayanar , 8.Enathi Natha Nayanar ,9.Kannappa Nayanar , 10.Kunkiliyak Kalaya Nayanar 11.Manak Kanychara Nayanar , 12.Arivattaya Nayanar 13.Anaya Nayanar ,14.Murththi Nayanar ,15.Muruga Nayanar , 16.Uruththira Pachupathi Nayanar 17.Thirunalaip PovarNayanar ,18.Thirukkuripputh Thondar ,19.Chandicha Nayanar ,20.Thirunavukkarachar 21.Kulachchirai Nayanar, 22.Perumizalaik Kurumba Nayanar ,23.Karaikkal Ammaiyar ,24.Appudhi Adikalar ,25.Thiru Nilanakka Nayanar ,26.Naminandhi Nayanar ,27.Thiru Nyanychampandhar ,28.Eyarkon Kalikamar ,29.Thirumula Nayanar ,30.Dhandiyadikal ,31.Murgga Nayanar ,32.Chomachi Mara Nayanar 33.Chakkiya Nayanar ,34.Chirappuli Nayanar ,35.Chiruththonda Nayanar ,36.Kazarirru Arivar Nayanar (Cheraman Perumal Nayanar) ,37.Gana Nadha Nayanar ,38.Kurruva Nayanar ,39.Pukazch Choza Nayanar ,40.Narachinka Munaiyaraiya Nayanar ,41.Adhipaththa Nayanar ,42.Kalikkamba Nayanar 43.Kaliya Nayanar, 44.Chaththi Nayanar ,45.Aiyadikal Kadavar Kon Nayanar ,46.Kanampulla Nayanar 47.Kari Nayanar ,48.Ninra Chir Nedumara Nayanar ,49.Vayilar Nayanar ,50.Munaiyaduyar Nayanar 51.Kazarchinka Nayanar ,52.Idankazi Nayanar ,53.Cheruththunai Nayanar ,54.Pukazth Thunai Nayanar 55. Kotpuli Nayanar ,56. Puchalar Nayanar ,57. Mankayark Karachiyar Nayanar ,58. Necha Nayanar , 59. Kochchenkat Choza Nayanar ,60. Thirunilakanda Yazppana Nayanar ,61. Chadaiya Nayanar, 62. Ichainyaniyar, 63. Chundhara Murthi Nayanar,