Sivagyana Munivar

Sivagyana Munivar (c. 18th century) was a saivite sage and scholar from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He was well versed in both Tamil and Sanskrit. Sivagyana Murnivar was born Mukkalaalingar. He translated several Sanskrit works into Tamil. He was also known as Sri Madhava Sivagyana Munivar. Sivagyana Munivar authored several texts and translated many. His magnum opus work remains the Sivagnana Mapadiam, an elaborate and critical interpretation of Sivagnanabodham, the work of the 13th-century CE scholar Meikandadevar. In his commentary to the Nannul, he revised and expanded the work of Shankara Namachivayar. Sivagyana Munivar is also known for his work Ilakkana Vilakka Sooravali, a rebuttal of Tiruvarur Vaidhyanatha Desikar's Ilakkana Vilakkam. This is perhaps the only work in the Tamil literature that serves as a refuting commentary on another work.