Misplaced Pages

Sri Kaagapujandar
Consecrated at Kaga Ashram, Thiruvannamalai, India

Sri Kaagapujandar or Kakabhushundi (Tamil: காகபுஜண்டர்) is considered to be an eminent siddha in Siddhar tradition, a saint who has reached a particularly high degree of physical and spiritual perfection. According to legends he lived around the 7th century CE. The jeeva samadhi of Sri Kaagapujandar is located at the Sornapureeshwar Temple in Thenponparapi village, near Chinna salem, Villupuram District. His birth star is Ayilyam. Sri Kaagapujandar was mentioned by Karuvoorar and author K.S.Pillai as one of the 18 siddhars (பதினென் சித்தர்கள்).

He is also called Kaagapusundi, Kaagapusundar, and Pujankar.

A verse from His book Gnanam 80

- 'Forgetting to embrace the self-god within, we search this wide world for various divine solutions '

Legends about Kaagapujandar

Part of a series on
Hinduism
Hindus Mythology
OriginsHistorical History Indus Valley Civilisation Vedic Hinduism Dravidian folk religion Śramaṇa Tribal religions in India Traditional Itihasa-Purana Epic-Puranic royal genealogies Epic-Puranic chronology
Sampradaya (Traditions) Major Sampradaya (Traditions) Vaishnavism Pancharatra Shaivism Kapalika Pashupata Pratyabhijña Shaktism Smartism Other Sampradaya (Traditions)
Deities Absolute Reality / Unifying Force Brahman Trimurti Brahma Vishnu Shiva Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Parvati Other major Devas / Devis Vedic Deities: Tridasha Adityas Rudras Vasus Ashvins Mahadevi Other Vedic Deities Post-Vedic: Avatar Dashavatara Durga Navadurga Mahavidya Kartikeya Ganesha Hanuman Radha Shakti Sita Devatas Vishvakarma Kubera
Concepts Worldview Cosmology Mythology Ontology Tattvas Subtle elements Panchikarana Gross elements Guṇas Purusha Prakṛti Supreme reality Brahman Nirguna Saguna Om Saccidānanda God Ishvara Devas / Devi Devatas God in Hinduism God and gender Puruṣārtha (Meaning of life) Dharma Artha Kama Moksha Āśrama (Stages of life) Brahmacharya Gṛhastha Vānaprastha Sannyasa Three paths to liberation Bhakti yoga Jnana yoga Karma yoga Liberation Mokṣa-related topics: Paramātman Maya Karma Saṃsāra Mind Ātman (self) Anātman (non-self) Sūkṣma śarīra (subtle body) Antaḥkaraṇa (mental organs) Prajña (wisdom) Ānanda (happiness) Viveka (discernment) Vairagya (dispassion) Sama (equanimity) Dama (temperance) Uparati (self-settledness) Titiksha (forbearance) Shraddha (faith) Samadhana (concentration) Arishadvargas (six enemies) Ahamkara (attachment) Ethics Niti śastra Yamas Niyama Ahimsa Achourya Aparigraha Brahmacharya Satya Damah Dayā Akrodha Arjava Santosha Tapas Svādhyāya Shaucha Mitahara Dāna Sources of dharma Epistemology Pratyakṣa (perception) Anumāṇa (inference) Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy) Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption) Anupalabdi (non-perception, negation) Śabda (word, testimony)
Practices Worship, sacrifice, and charity Puja Ārtī Prarthana Śrauta Temple Murti Bhakti Japa Bhajana Kīrtana Yajna Homa Tarpana Vrata Prāyaścitta Tirtha Yatra Tirthadana Matha Nritta-Nritya Dāna Sevā Yoga Exorcism Meditation Tapas Dhyana Samādhāna Nididhyāsana Yoga Sadhu Yogi Yogini Asana Sādhanā Hatha yoga Jnana yoga Bhakti yoga Karma yoga Rāja yoga Kundalini yoga Arts Bharatanatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniyattam Odissi Sattriya Bhagavata Mela Yakshagana Dandiya Raas Carnatic music Pandav Lila Kalaripayattu Silambam Adimurai Rites of passage Garbhadhana Pumsavana Pumsavana Simantonayana Simantonnayana Jatakarma Nāmakaraṇa Nishkramana Annaprashana Chudakarana Karnavedha Vidyāraṃbhaṃ Upanayana Keshanta Ritushuddhi Samavartanam Vivaha Antyesti Festivals Diwali Holi Maha Shivaratri Navaratri Durga Puja Ramlila Vijayadashami-Dussehra Raksha Bandhan Ganesh Chaturthi Vasant Panchami Rama Navami Janmashtami Onam Makar Sankranti Kumbh Mela Pongal Ugadi Vaisakhi Bihu Puthandu Vishu Ratha Yatra
Philosophical schools Six Astika schools Samkhya Yoga Nyaya Vaisheshika Mīmāṃsā Vedanta Advaita Dvaita Vishishtadvaita Achintya Bheda Abheda Shuddhadvaita Svabhavika Bhedabheda Akshar Purushottam Darshan Other schools Ājīvika Buddhism Jainism Charvaka
Gurus, Rishi, Philosophers Ancient Saptarshi Vashistha Kashyapa Atri Jamadagni Gotama Vishvamitra Bharadwaja Agastya Angiras Aruni Ashtavakra Jaimini Kanada Kapila Patanjali Pāṇini Prashastapada Raikva Satyakama Jabala Valmiki Vyasa Yajnavalkya Medieval Abhinavagupta Adi Shankara Akka Mahadevi Allama Prabhu Alvars Basava Chaitanya Ramdas Kathiababa Chakradhara Chāngadeva Dadu Dayal Eknath Gangesha Upadhyaya Gaudapada Gorakshanatha Haridasa Thakur Harivansh Jagannatha Dasa Jayanta Bhatta Jayatīrtha Jiva Goswami Jñāneśvar Kabir Kanaka Dasa Kumārila Bhaṭṭa Madhusūdana Madhva Matsyendranatha Morya Gosavi Mukundarāja Namadeva Narahari Tirtha Narasimha Saraswati Nayanars Nimbarkacharya Srinivasacharya Prabhākara Purandara Dasa Raghavendra Swami Raghunatha Siromani Raghuttama Tirtha Ram Charan Ramananda Ramanuja Ramprasad Sen Ravidas Rupa Goswami Samarth Ramdas Sankardev Satyanatha Tirtha Siddheshwar Sripada Srivallabha Sripadaraja Surdas Swaminarayan Śyāma Śastri Tukaram Tulsidas Tyagaraja Vācaspati Miśra Vadiraja Tirtha Vallabha Valluvar Vedanta Desika Vidyaranya Vyasaraja Modern Aurobindo Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Bhaktivinoda Thakur Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Chinmayananda Dayananda Saraswati Jaggi Vasudev Krishnananda Saraswati Mahavatar Babaji Mahesh Yogi Narayana Guru Nigamananda Nisargadatta Maharaj Prabhupada Radhakrishnan R. D. Ranade Ramakrishna Rama Tirtha Ramana Maharshi Ravi Shankar Ramdas Samarth Sathya Sai Baba Shirdi Sai Baba Shraddhanand Satyadhyana Tirtha Siddharameshwar Maharaj Sivananda Trailanga U. G. Krishnamurti Upasni Maharaj Vethathiri Maharishi Vivekananda Yogananda
Texts Sources and classification of scripture Śruti Smṛti Ācāra Ātmatuṣṭi Scriptures Timeline of Hindu texts Vedas Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishads Upanishads Rigveda: Aitareya Kaushitaki Yajurveda: Brihadaranyaka Isha Taittiriya Katha Shvetashvatara Maitri Samaveda: Chandogya Kena Atharvaveda: Mundaka Mandukya Prashna Vedangas Shiksha Chandas Vyākaraṇa Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha Other scriptures Bhagavad Gita Agamas (Hinduism) Itihasas Ramayana Mahabharata Puranas Vishnu Purana Bhagavata Purana Devi Bhagavata Purana Naradiya Purana Vāmana Purana Matsya Purana Garuda Purana Brahma Purana Brahmanda Purana Brahma Vaivarta Purana Bhavishya Purana Padma Purana Agni Purana Shiva Purana Linga Purana Kūrma Purana Skanda Purana Varaha Purana Markandeya Purana Upavedas Ayurveda Dhanurveda Gandharvaveda Sthapatyaveda Shastras, sutras, and samhitas Dharma Shastra Artha Śastra Shilpa Shastras Kama Sutra Brahma Sutras Samkhya Sutras Mimamsa Sutras Nyāya Sūtras Vaiśeṣika Sūtra Yoga Sutras Pramana Sutras Charaka Samhita Sushruta Samhita Natya Shastra Panchatantra Naalayira Divya Prabandham Tirumurai Ramcharitmanas Yoga Vasistha Swara yoga Panchadasi Stotras, stutis and Bhashya Kanakadhara Stotra Shiva Stuti Vayu Stuti Tamil literature Tirumurai Naalayira Divya Prabandham Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai Tiruppukal Kural Kamba Ramayanam/Ramavataram Five Great Epics Eighteen Greater Texts Eighteen Lesser Texts Athichudi Iraiyanar Akapporul Abirami Antati Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam Vinayagar Agaval Other texts
Hindu Culture & Society Society Varna Brahmin Kshatriya Vaishya Shudra Dalit Jāti Gotra Hindu Art Hindu art Hindu iconography Shilpa Shastras Rasa (aesthetics) Indian aesthetics Yantra Hindu Architecture Hindu architecture Hindu temple architecture Vastu shastra Talamana Hindu Music Hindu music Shruti (music) Svara Alankāra Tala (music) Raga Rasa (aesthetics) Sangita Vadya Natya Shastra Food & Diet Customs Ahimsa Diet in Hinduism Sattvic diet Mitahara Jhatka Vrata Time Keeping Practices Hindu units of time Hindu calendar Panchangam Vikram Samvat Shaka era Hindu Pilgrimage Pilgrimage sites Other society-related topics: Discrimination Persecution Nationalism Hindutva Organisations Reform movements
Other topics Hinduism by country Greater India Balinese Hinduism Caribbean Shaktism Template:Hindu scriptures and texts Hinduism & Other Religions Hinduism and Jainism / and Buddhism / and Sikhism / and Judaism / and Christianity / and Islam Other Related Links (Templates) Hindu Scriptures & Texts Hindu Philosphy Sampradayas (Traditions) Shaivism Vaishnavism Shaktism
Glossary Outline Hinduism portal
v t e

Sri Kaagapujandar, according to legend, has seen many destructions of the universe(pralaya) and recreation of new one as a crow, hence the name Kaga. Kagam in Tamil means crow. Sri Kaagapujandar is the master in the art of Immortality. He is the one who obtains diksha (initiation) from Almighty Lord Shiva in every era. Sri Kaagapujandar gave upadhesa (instruction) to Sri Vashistar, guru of Sri Rama as mentioned in Yoga Vasistha.

Siddhar Sri Roma rishi is said to be son of Sri Kaagapujandar.

He was a great devotee of Lord Shree Rama and was granted the boon to see his lilas.

Books

Sri Kaagapujandar wrote many books in Tamil, written on palm leaves; most have been lost. Those remaining were transferred onto paper with the help of siddhas and palm readers. The book Perunool kaviyam 1000 (Tamil:பெருநூல் காவியம் 1000) has an account of most of the siddhas. Below listed the songs where the particular siddhas are mentioned.

• Agasthiyar - Song 141
• Bogar, Karuvoorar, Dhanvantari - Song 143
• Pulasthyar, Sattaimuni, Macchamuni, Korakkar, Rama Devar - Song 155
• Thirumoolar - Song 279
• Vashishtar, Krishnakonaar, Vyaasar - Song 440
• Vishwamithrar, Konkanar - Song 782
• Thiruvalluvar, Kasinathar, Dhadheechi nathar, Koormamuni, Athri - Song 783
• Idaikadar, Kalai kotaan - Song 784

Temples

Kaagapujandar
Kaagapujandar on temple gopuram as one of 18 Siddhars

• Swarnapureeshwarar Temple, Chinna Salem, Tamil Nadu
• Sri Swarna Kala Bhairavar Temple, Aati Sakthi Peetam (Previously known as Kaga Ashram), Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
• Siddharghal Temple, Madambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Sri Shakti Arutkoodam, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

See also

• Rishi
• Bhusunda

References

1. "Siddhas: August 2011". Sithars.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
2. ^ சித்தர்கள் வாழ்க்கை, பி.என்.பர‌சுராமன், ISBN 978-81-89936-06-8,(Life of Siddhars, Author:P.N.Parasuraman)
3. Manthrika Attmasittu, Author:Karuvoorar, p.2-3
4. V.Jayaram. "The Origin and Development of Siddhas and Siddha Tradition". Hinduwebsite.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
5. "The Eighteen Siddhas". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
6. ^ "The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Feature Stories - October 2009". Harekrsna.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
7. ":: TVU". www.tamilvu.org.
8. "சித்தர்களின் சாகாக்கலை(மரணமில்லாப் பெருவாழ்வு)6 « மச்சமுனி – Machamuni". Machamuni.com. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
9. பதிந்தது கவிப்ரியன். "108 சித்தர்களும் அவர்களின் ஜீவ சமாதிகளும்". Psssrf.org.in. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
10. ":: TVU". www.tamilvu.org.
11. "மறைபொருள் ரகசியங்கள் பகுதி 3". Arusuvai.com. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
12. Kakabhusundar. "Connemara Public Library Catalog " Details for: ...Perunool Kaviyam 1000". Connemara.tnopac.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
13. பாலா (2011-01-04). "சித்தர்களின் முழக்கம் : காகபுசண்டரின் பெருநூல் காவியம் 1000 -ல் யோகியின் நிலை". Gurumuni.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
14. Kanniks Kannikeswaran. "Temples of Tamilnadu, India (S3)". Templenet.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
15. "Sri Kaagapujandar Guru Peedam, Kaga Ashram, Thiruvannamalai".
16. "Siddhar Temple, Madambakkam, Chennai suburb". Greenmesg.org. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
17. "Sri Ramani Guruji, Narbhavee, Nadi, Naadi, Nadi Astrology, Arulvanam.org". www.arulvanam.org.

v t e Shaivism
History
Deities	Shiva Bhairava Dakshinamurti Harihara Ishana Nataraja Sadyojata Tatpurusha Vamadeva Shakti Ardhanarishvara Sati Parvati Ganesha Kartikeya Devasena Valli Nandi
Texts	Shvetashvatara Upanishad Shivarahasya Purana Shiva Purana Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta Tirumurai
Mantra/Stotra	Om Namah Shivaya Rudrashtakam Mahāmrityunjaya Shiva Tandava Sahasranama Chalisa Shri Rudram Shiva Mahimna Hara Hara Mahadeva
Traditions	Shaiva Siddhanta Pashupata Shaivism Kapalika Aghori Kaula Trika Shaivism Veera Shaivism Siddha Siddhanta Shiva Advaita Shaiva Smartas
Festivals and observances	Kanwar Yatra Maha Shivaratri Pradosha Shiva Puja
Shiva temples	Panch Kedar Kedarnath Tungnath Rudranath Madhyamaheshwar Kalpeshwar Pancha Sabhai Rathinam Pon Velli Thamiram Chitiram Pancha Bhuta Sthalam Chidambaram (Ether) Tirukalahasti (Air) Tiruvannamalai (Fire) Tiruvanaikaval (Water) Kanchipuram (Earth) Jyotirlingas Bhimashankar Grishneshwar Kedarnath Mallikarjun Mahakaleshwar Nageshvar Omkareshwar Ramanathaswamy Somnath Trimbakeshwar Vaidyanath Vishwanath Others Amarnath Brihadeeswarar Kailash Mansarovar Katas Raj Lingaraja Meenakshi Sundareshwarar Tiruchengode Vadakkum Nathan
Related topics	Lingam Rasalingam Siddha Vibhuti Other names
Category Portal

• Shaivism
• Hindu philosophers and theologians