A list of Saiva Siddhantha Acaryas


  1. Sadyojyoti
  2. ⁠Bhațța-Nārāyaņakaņțha
  3. ⁠Bhațța-Rāmakaņțha
  4. ⁠Śrīkaņțhasūri (author of Ratnatrayaparīkșā)
  5. Somaśambhū
  6. Vāgīśa-Munivar (author of Jñānāmrtam, TN)
  7. Sarvātmaśambhū
  8. Aghoraśiva Deśika
  9. Trilocanaśiva
  10. Hrdayaśiva
  11. Anantaśambhū
  12. Vaktraśambhū
  13. ⁠Tryambakaśambhū
  14. ⁠Uttuńgaśiva (Paddhatikāra)
  15. ⁠Varuņaśiva (Paddhatikāra)
  16. ⁠Rāmanātha (Paddhatikāra)
  17. ⁠Nigamajñāna Sambandha Śivācārya (Uncle)—Ādiśaiva
  18. ⁠Nigamajñāna Sambandha Śivācārya (Nephew)
  19. ⁠Kacchapeśvara Śivācārya (commentator on AghoraśIva’s Kriyākramadyotikā)
  20. ⁠Nirmalamaņideśika – Writer of the Prabhā commentary on AghoraśIva’s KKD
  21. ⁠Pañcākșarayogī (author of Śaivabhūșaņam)
  22. ⁠Śivāgrayogin
  23. ⁠Sūryabhațța (author of Śaivaparibhāșā & successor of Śivāgrayogin)
  24. ⁠Ārumukha Nāvalar (Jaffna)
  25. ⁠Kumārasvāmī Śivācārya (Jaffna)
  26. ⁠Jñānaprakāśa