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The Naalayira Divya Prabandham (Tamil: நாலாயிரத் திவ்வியப் பிரபந்தம், romanized: Nālāyira Divya Prabandham, lit. 'Four Thousand Divine Hymns') is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses composed by the 12 Alvars. [1] It was compiled in its present form by Nāthamuni during the 9th–10th centuries.
'Sacred verses of Periyalvar') is a Tamil Hindu work of literature written by Periyalvar, one of the twelve Alvars, the poet-saints of Sri Vaishnavism. [1] Comprising 473 verses, [2] it is part of the compendium of hymns called the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, dating back to the 9th century CE. [3]
'the unblemished first lord') is a work of Tamil Hindu literature written by Tiruppan Alvar, [1] [2] comprising ten hymns called pasurams. [3] The title of this work is a reference to the unblemished and flawless nature of Vishnu. The work is part of the compendium of the hymns of the Alvars, known as the Nalayira Divya Prabandham. [4]
Poigai Alvar Tamil pronunciation ⓘ was one of the twelve Alvar saints of South India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.The verses of Alvars are compiled as Nalayira Divya Prabandham and the 108 temples revered are classified as Divya Desam.
'The sacred hymn of the four-faced one') [1] is a Tamil Hindu work of literature composed by Tirumalisai Alvar, one of the twelve Alvars of Sri Vaishnavism. [2] Comprising 100 verses [3] in the form of a poetic device known as the antati, it is part of the compendium of hymns called the Nalayira Divya Prabandham. [4]
Nathamuni, also known as Sri Ranganathamuni, (823 CE – 951 CE), was a Vaishnava theologian who collected and compiled the Naalayira Divya Prabandham. [1] [2] Considered the first of the Sri Vaishnava acharyas, [2] [3] Nathamuni is also the author of the Yogarahasya, [4] and the Nyayatattva. [2] [3]
The work is a part of a compendium of hymns called the Nalayira Divya Prabandham. [4] The Tirunetuntantakam consists of 30 hymns dedicated to the deity Vishnu. It is written in a Tamil poetic meter known as the tāṇṭakam, in which each line of a stanza consists of more than 26 syllables, composed of quatrains of equal length. [5] [6]
The religious works of these saints in Tamil, songs of love and devotion, are compiled as Nalayira Divya Prabandham containing 4000 verses and the 108 temples revered in their songs are classified as Divya desam. [4] [5] The saints had different origins and belonged to different castes.