Skandapurāṇa Tradition in Sri Lanka with the Special Reference in Dhakshinakailasa Mahātmya

Abstract

Sri Lanka has a tradition with Skandapurāṇa specially in Tamil Culture. Sri Lankan Tamils are recites Purāṇa Patana by this tradition. Skandapurāṇa is one of the Mahapurāṇa in Sanskrit. Kandapurāṇa in Tamil wrote by Kachiyapa Sivachariyar on 12th century in Kanjipuram, Tamil Nadu called as South India. Skandapurana have a tradition with Siva, Skanda, Subrammanya etc. Kandapurana also same as above. Sri Lankan Tamils are Hindus called as Saiva Tradition. Hindus worships lord Siva is Main Deity at the same time Dakshinakail as a Mahatmiya is one of the part of Skandapurana in Sanskrit. It placed on this Uttarakanda of Skandapurana. Dakshinakailasa means as Srilanka, it describes two main parts with twenty two chapters in Sanskrit. This research describe about this books contain, importance and the SaivaTradition by the discretional research methodology.