Agathiyar statue in Kallanai, Trichy

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Added On : Dec 09, 2012

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Tamil:அகத்தியர் Agastya ( Telugu:అగస్త్య,Kannada:ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ,Tamil:அகத்தியர், Sanskrit:अगस्त्य,AGASTYA, Malay: Anggasta, Thai: Akkhot) is one of the Saptarishis (सप्तर्षि saptarṣi a meaning "seven sages") who are extolled at many places in the Vedas and a revered Vedic sage who is also the author of Agastya Samhita [ref: Dharma Bharathi]. Agastya is a name of Shiva too. The word is sometimes written as Agasti and Agathiyar. A-ga means a mountain, and Asti means thrower. Agastya the Muni, son of Urvashi was born of both Gods, Mitra and Varuna.