[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.3215 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3215 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3215 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3215](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3215) He was born in the village of Śīrkāzhi (Brahmapura) near Kumbhakoṇam in the district of Tañjāvūr. His father was Śivapādarāya and mother Bhagavatīyār. Once when Śivapādarāya went to bathe in the temple tank called Brahmatīrtha he took along with him his son Sambandhar also. Keeping his son on the steps of the tank Śivapādarāya plunged himself into the waters. Śiva and Pārvatī who came that way saw the child sitting alone and Pārvatī went and fed him with her breast-milk. From that moment onwards the child started singing songs in praise of Śiva and Pārvatī. When he grew up, he did many wonderful deeds visiting many Śiva temples of Pāṇḍirājya. His father fixed up a marriage for him and the bride's party assembled even before time at the Cidambara temple. Tirujñānasambandhar came there in time and standing before the temple deity sang a song in praise of Śiva. The song was greatly appealing and at the end of the song before all those assembled there Sambandhar and the astonishment of all merged with the deity. - [Previous: c9.3214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3214) - [Next: c9.3216](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3216) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3215](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3215) · Pramāṇa