Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Tiruppavai (Tamil: திருப்பாவை, romanized: Tiruppāvai) is a set of Tamil Hindu hymns attributed to the female poet-saint Andal. [1]The Tiruppavai consists of thirty stanzas referred to as pasurams in praise of Perumal. [2]
The ninth volume of Tirumurai is composed by Tamil poets (known as Nayanars) - Thirumaligai Thevar, Senthanar, Karuvur Thevar, Ponnthuruthi Nambi Kata Nambi, Kandarathithar, Venattadigal, Thiruvaliyamuthanar, Purshottama Nambi, Sethiyar and Senthanar [5] Among the eight, Kandarathithar, was a prince descended from Chola king, Parantaka I. [6]
The town wakes up to the sounds of Thiruppavai is believed to lead to a sublime atmosphere throughout the day. [5] Andal is known for her unwavering devotion to god Vishnu, the supreme deity of the Sri Vaishnavas. Adopted by her father, Periyalvar, Andal avoided earthly marriage, the normal and expected path for women of her culture, to marry ...
Manikkavacakar, the author of Tiruvempali, depicted here at Madhuvaneswarar Temple, Tamil Nadu. The Tiruvempavai (Tamil: திருவெம்பாவை ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Thiruppavai in Roman text, with English translation and commentary. This page was last ...
Nachiyar Tirumoli (transl. The Sacred Verses of the Woman [1]) [2] is a set of 140 verses composed by Andal, one of the twelve Alvars in Sri Vaishnava tradition in Hinduism.
Manikkavasagar's Thiruvasagam and Thirukovayar are compiled as the eighth Thirumurai and is full of visionary experience, divine love and urgent striving for truth. [2] Though he is not counted as one of the 63 Shaiva nayanars, he is counted as one of the Nalvars ("The Four") consisting of himself and the first three nayanars namely Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar. [3]
Veṇpā is a closely related family of very strict [6] Tamil verse forms. They differ chiefly in the number of standard lines that occur before the final short line. In kuṟaḷ-veṇpā (or simply "kural") a single 4-foot ("standard") line is followed by a final 3-foot ("short") line, resulting in a 7-foot couplet. [7]