மாணிக்கவாசகர் is the author of திருவாசகம், the 8-ஆம் திருமுறை. He served as a Minister in the court of Pandya King and turned to spiritualism from political administration. He had a short life span of just 32 years. The outpourings of his spiritual experience in திருவாசகம் are said to be soul-stirring. Readers, Western and Indian alike, have been moved by the passionate renderings of மாணிக்கவாசகர். His சிவபுராணம் is recited by the devotees of Siva in the Siva temples everyday. His திருச்சிற்றம் பலக்கோவை, written on the lines of அகம் tradition, sings the glory of தில்லை நடராசன்.