Tevaram
E118513
Tevaram is a revered collection of early medieval Tamil devotional hymns dedicated to Lord Shiva, foundational to Tamil Shaivite bhakti tradition and liturgy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tevaram canonical | 17 |
| Tevaram canon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tevaram Context triple: [Shaivism, coreText, Tevaram]
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A.
Kesava
Kesava is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu, highlighting him as the slayer of the demon Keshi and the one with beautiful, luxuriant hair.
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B.
Koorathazhwan
Koorathazhwan was a prominent 11th–12th century Sri Vaishnava scholar and chief disciple of Ramanujacharya, renowned for his devotion, scriptural mastery, and role in preserving and propagating Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
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C.
Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
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D.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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E.
Malinalli
Malinalli, better known as La Malinche, was a Nahua woman who served as interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for Hernán Cortés during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tevaram Target entity description: Tevaram is a revered collection of early medieval Tamil devotional hymns dedicated to Lord Shiva, foundational to Tamil Shaivite bhakti tradition and liturgy.
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A.
Kesava
Kesava is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu, highlighting him as the slayer of the demon Keshi and the one with beautiful, luxuriant hair.
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B.
Koorathazhwan
Koorathazhwan was a prominent 11th–12th century Sri Vaishnava scholar and chief disciple of Ramanujacharya, renowned for his devotion, scriptural mastery, and role in preserving and propagating Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
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C.
Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
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D.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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E.
Malinalli
Malinalli, better known as La Malinche, was a Nahua woman who served as interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for Hernán Cortés during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti literature
ⓘ
Shaivite scripture ⓘ Tamil devotional hymn collection ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Saiva Siddhanta
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaiva Siddhanta
|
| associatedWith | Paadal Petra Sthalams ⓘ |
| centralTo | Tamil Shaivite bhakti tradition ⓘ |
| collectiveNameOfPoets | Nayanmars ⓘ |
| compiledAs | first seven books of the Tirumurai ⓘ |
| composedBy |
Appar
ⓘ
Sambandar ⓘ Sundarar ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns on sacred Shaivite temples
ⓘ
hymns praising Shiva’s various forms ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Tamilakam ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | Bhakti to Shiva ⓘ |
| devotionalMode | emotional, personal address to Shiva ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional poetry
ⓘ
hymns ⓘ |
| honorificTitleOfThreePoets | Muvar ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Tamil devotional culture
ⓘ
Tamil temple liturgy ⓘ later Tamil bhakti literature ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | canonical hymnody of Tamil Shaivism ⓘ |
| numberOfPrimaryPoets | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Tirumurai ⓘ |
| period | early medieval ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Shaivite monasteries (mathas) ⓘ |
| recitationPractice | sung by temple musicians (odhuvars) ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the earliest major Tamil bhakti corpora ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
liturgical text
ⓘ
temple worship hymns ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | sacred text in Tamil Shaivism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| theme |
condemnation of Jainism and Buddhism in some hymns
ⓘ
personal devotion to Shiva ⓘ pilgrimage to Shiva temples ⓘ praise of Shiva’s grace and compassion ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Shaivite temple rituals
ⓘ
daily worship in Tamil Shiva temples ⓘ |
| worshipContext | sung during puja in Shiva temples ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tevaram Description of subject: Tevaram is a revered collection of early medieval Tamil devotional hymns dedicated to Lord Shiva, foundational to Tamil Shaivite bhakti tradition and liturgy.
Referenced by (18)
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