Sambanthar is a 7th century poet born in Sirkali in Brahmin community and was believed to be suckled by the goddess Parvathi, whereupon he sang the first hymn. During the Pallava period these three travelled extensively around Tamil Nadu offering discourses and songs characterised by an emotional devotion to Shiva and objections to Vaishnavism, Jainism and Buddhism.
Appar and Sambanthar lived around the 7th century, while Sundarar lived in the 8th century. There is a famous saying about the Saiva trio that "My Appar sang for me, Sambanthar sang for himself and Sundarar sang of women". The first three Tirumurais (meaning parts) of Tevaram are composed by Sambanthar, the next three by Appar and the seventh one is composed by Sundarar. These hymns were the best musical compositions of their age. The first seven Tirumurais are the hymns of the three great Shaivite saints, Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar. The Shaiva Tirumurais are twelve in number. The principal characteristics of the head-rhyming is influenced both by syllabic and moric prosody. The entire Tirumurai is in viruttam meter or lines of four. Tirumurai in anthology supersedes Sangam literature, which is predominantly secular in nature. They made a tremendous impression on the people by singing the praise of Shiva in soul-stirring devotional hymns. The Pallava period in the history of the Tamil land is a period of religious revival of Saivism by the Shaivite Nayanars who by their Bhakti hymns captured the hearts of the people. Tirumurai along with Vedas and Saiva agamas from the basis of Saiva Siddantha philosophy in Tamil Nadu. The response for the work was tremendous among Saiva scholars and Kulothunga Chola I that it was included as the 12th Tirumurai. Sekkizhar's Periya Puranam, composed a century later, contains the life depiction of all the 63 nayanmars. The contemparary Chola king was impressed by the work of Nampi and included Nampi's work in the eleventh Tirumurai. Eleventh is compiled by Karaikal Ammaiyar, Cheraman Perumal and others. Tiruvacakam and Tirukovayar by Manickavasagar is included as eighth, nine parts are compiled as ninth Tirumurai out of which most are unknown, tenth as Tirumandiram by Tirumular the famous Siddhar. During the course of time, a strong necessity was felt by scholars to compile Saiva literature to accommodate other works. Nambi Andar Nambi compiled the first seven volumes by Appar, Campantar and Cuntarar as Tevaram during the 12th century. Thirumurai( Tamil:திரு முறை, meaning holy division) is a twelve volume compendium of songs or hymns in the praise of Shiva in the Tamil language from 6th century to 11th century by various poets in South India. The twelve volumes of Tamil Shaivite hymns of the sixty-three Nayanars
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