Our elders has categorized Thirumanthiram as the 10th Book of the 12 Thiru Murai (Respected Ways) of Saiva Tradition. Thirumanthiram provides explanations on Vedas and Scriptures.
Thirumanthiram, like Thirukkural, provides its Subject Matter in an easy to read and easily understandable fashion in short and clear texts. On an average, each Song has four lines and each line has four words totaling to 1,92,000 words. It contains Nine Tantras (Philosophies) and Three Thousand Songs. Thirumanthiram is a Saiva Tradition Tamil work by Thirumoolar.
