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Arulnandi Sivachariyar or Sakalagama Pandithar was the second great of the four Saiva Santhanachariyas out of 49 disciples of St. Meykandar. He is the author of Sivangana Siddhiar, the biggest of the fourteen sastras. He is also an author of another sastra called “Irupa Irupathu”

Sivagnana Siddhiar comprises of two parts, Parabakkam and Subakkam. The former enunciating and criticizing the doctrine of twelve alien systems and the latter treating in detail the principles of Saiva Siddhanta. It follows the methods of Sivanganabotham in exponding clearly in siddhanta truths.

Parabakkam contains refutation of not less than fourteen systems, including those which accepts the Vedas and those which do not. The Supakkam is a very clear and logical statement of the siddhanta view point and classification of doubts. A careful study of the supakkam and parapakkam will itself constitute a liberal and fruitful comparative study of all the Indian Systems.

It is to be noted here that Arulnandi Sivachariyar had an advantageous position to use the science of epistemology(Alavai iyal) in exposition of Siddhantic doctrines.

The epistemological section of the Siddhiar is known as ‘Alavai’ literally that which is known by measurement. We measure and know the several materials things by counting them or weighing them or by finding their volume or length. So also, we must find out by what means, we can get valid knowledge of the three eternal categories, pati, pasu and pasam.