This is further confirmed by another inscription at Tanjore, recorded in the time of Rajendra I, son of Rajaraja. The inscription is explicit in its statement that Thiruppadiyam was recited at the Devaram of the sthana matha, thereby clearly stating that the term Devaram stands for a sacred place of worship and does not refer to the devaram of the Trio. The relevant portion of the text reads: (Thiru Vadakudi Mahadevar sthana mathattu Devarattukku Thiruppadiyan Vinnappam Ceyyum Ambalattadi Thiruavukkaraiyan (675 of SII VIII). The term Tevaram is mentioned in Saivite context in other places.ДЄ 27th year record of Rajaraja I in the temple of Siva at Allur in Trichy district refers to the recitation of Thiruppadiyams by a certain Ambalattadi Thirunavukkaraiyan, at the Devara in the sthana matha of Vadakudi Mahadeva temple. The term Tevaram also occurs in a jaina context, earlier, meaning a place of worship. 'While the recitation of Vedas was the monopoly of the Brahmins the recitation of Prabandhams was made the common right of all castes and both sexes.' as per Raghavacharya. However, Vedas were restricted to Brahmins. Due to paucity of scholars, non- brahmins were also given seal of authority to convert. When Ramanuja started spreading his philosophy, he found that most of the scholars are committed to Sankara, So Ramanuja had created 74 aharyapurushas with hereditory rights of succession to spread vishistadvaita philosophy and temple worship, in contrast to sankara's teachings. So the term simply means holy recitals not Devaram by the Trio. How can Devaram a saiva work be sung in Jain temples. The Thirupadiyam is not only sung in Siva and Vaishnava temples but jain shrines too. But Thirupadiyam Thiru(Sanskrit Sri) + Padiyam (Singing or Reading or chanting) does not translate to Devaram, it translates to singing or reading or chanting holy prayers or hymns or recitals. The word Thiruppadiyam in inscriptions is generally taken by Dravidian scholars to refer to the Tevaram hymns of Saint Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar. Four hundred kadi of paddy is prescribed as annual payment for the last two categories of services.

It includes provisions for food offerings, the Sivabhramanas performing worship, Sribali (drummers), for makers of flower garlands, and singers of Thiruppadiyam. It records the gift of a village for maintaining several services in the temple by a certain Vikramaditya Mabali Vanarayan(Bana King).

The earliest epigraphical reference to the recitation of Thiruppadiyam, occurs in the middle of the 9th century, in the reign of the Pallava ruler Nandivarman III circa 845 A.D. Let us first see at the terms Thirupadiyam and Devaram. We are comparing the historical dates of these saints versus claims by dravidian scholars. We are looking at the Dates of Appar, Sambandhar and Sundarar known as tevaram Trio.

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