The Nanneri (நன்னெறி) contains forty stanzas (Venpaas) in Tamil written by Siva Prakasar to cultivate the human beings.
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Overview
'Nanneri' is compiled as four – four lines, which is termed as 'Venpa" as per the Thamizh grammar.
Poet
Siva prakasar, a Tamil Phiolospher, Sage, Poet lived at the end of 17th century.He is also called as ‘Siva anuputhi selvar, ‘Karpanai Kalangiyam’, ‘Thurai mangalam Sivaprakasar’ for the benefit of the human beings. Sivaprakasa swamigal, a Shaiva Siddhanta. contributed more than Thirty four books for the Thamizh Literature.
What Nanneri says
These poems are particularly written for the sake of human beings to cultivate them. It is a collection of venpaas, which preach about the noble qualities, which man should have to follow to lead a thorough life.
Verses and Explanation
Each Venpa of Nanneri is generally named by the first few words of the poem. These are given first and a translation into verse given then:-