ath i yar , ▁Sh ak ti ▁N ay an ar , ▁Sh ak ti , ▁Sh ak ti yar ▁( S ak ti yar ), ▁S atti y and ar ▁and ▁Th ir u - S ath th i ▁N ay an ar , ▁is ▁a ▁N ay an ar ▁saint , ▁v ener ated ▁in ▁the ▁H indu ▁sect ▁of ▁Sh a iv ism . ▁He ▁is ▁generally ▁counted ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁ 6 3 ▁N ay an ars . ▁S atti ▁N ay an ar ▁is ▁described ▁to ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁tongue ▁of ▁who ever ▁talked ▁ill ▁of ▁his ▁patron ▁god ▁Sh iva ▁or ▁Sh iva ' s ▁dev ote es . ▁ ▁Life ▁The ▁life ▁of ▁S atti ▁N ay an ar ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁Per i ya ▁Pur an am ▁by ▁Se kk iz har ▁( 1 2 th ▁century ), ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁h agi ography ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 3 ▁N ay an ars . ▁S atti ▁N ay an ar ▁was ▁a ▁V ell al ar , ▁a ▁cas te ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁own ers . ▁S atti ▁N ay an ar ▁belonged ▁to ▁Var in ji y ur , ▁presently ▁in ▁Tir u var ur ▁District ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁this ▁N ay an ar . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁Sh iva , ▁the ▁patron ▁god ▁of ▁Sh a iv