Tamil Saiva and Siddhar Traditions

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• Paththirakiriyar — The Lament of True Knowledge — 231 verses of longing for liberation by Tamil Siddhar poet Paththirakiriyār — each verse ending with the refrain 'when?' — first complete English translation from Classical Tamil
• Pattinathar — The Three-Jeweled Garland of Tirukazhumala — Twelve devotional poems by the Siddhar saint Pattinathar in praise of Shiva at Tirukazhumala (Sirkali), cycling through three classical Tamil verse-meters. First complete English translation.
• Sivavakkiyam — The Words of Sivavakkiyar — The complete Sivavakkiyam — 524 iconoclastic mystical verses by the Tamil Siddhar saint Sivavakkiyar, challenging caste, temple ritual, and Vedic authority while singing the direct inner experience of the Lord.
• Songs of the Seven Siddhas — First-ever English translation of an anthology of seven Tamil Siddha mystics — antinomian poets who burned the scriptures and found God within the body
• Tevaram — Current Translation Dossier — Current public Tevaram translation dossier, consolidating the formerly separate Tamil Saiva part and volume chunks into one honest reader-facing page.
• The Holy Songs of Pattinathar — First complete English translation of Pattinathar's Tiruppatal Tirattu — 204 verses of radical renunciation poetry by the naked saint of Kaveripattinam, plus four temple verse compositions. Tamil Siddha tradition, c. 10th–11th century CE.
• The Lament of True Knowledge — First-ever English translation of Paththirakiriyar's Meynjānap Pulampal — 231 verses of Tamil Siddha mystical poetry. Each verse asks 'when?' — when will the seeker attain liberation. Good Works Translation from Classical Tamil.
• The Temple Garlands of Pattinathar — First-ever English translation of five temple garland poems by Pattinathar, the naked saint of Kaveripattinam. Devotional verse-wreaths for five sacred Tamil temple towns, composed in the elaborate mummaṇikkōvai, tiruvandādi, and tōkai forms.