In the present paper Author focus on the upapurāṇa namely, the Saurapurāṇa (also called Ādityapurāṇa) as well as a section of the Skandapurāṇa, namely, Śaṃkarasaṃhitā.
The Śaivasiddhānta that developed in Tamilnadu from the 13th century is mainly based on the single most important and shortest ever philosophical text, Civañāṉapōtam in Tamil, composed by the saint…
Presently working as Research Director in Saiva Agama & Saivasiddhanta at the French Institute of Pondicherry with more than 30 years of research experience in Saivism, Saiva Siddhanta, and Saiva Agamas. Critically edited four Saiva Agamas, and ten Saiva Texts in Sanskrit. Presented more than 35 Research Articles on the above subjects, of which more than 15 have been published in various national and international journals.
