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The Amalanatipiran (Tamil: அமலனாதிபிரான், romanized: Amalaṉātipirāṉ, lit. 'the unblemished first lord') is a work of Tamil Hindu ...
The Kanninun Cirutampu is associated with the origin of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham. According to legend, the theologian Nathamuni once heard some people reciting the cantos of Āravāmude of Nammalvar at Kumbakonam. Captivated by these pasurams (hymns), he wanted to know more about them. One of the verses also mentioned Āyirattul Ippattu (lit.
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 Divya Prabandham sings the praises of Narayana and his many forms. The Alvars sang these songs at various sacred shrines known as the Divya Desams . [ 3 ] The Tamil Vaishnavites , also known as Ubhaya Vedanti follow both the Sanskrit Vedas as well as the Tamil-language Tiruvaymoli , a work which devotees of Sri Vaishnavism regard as the ...
This collection of their hymns is known as the Naalayira Divya Prabhandham. The Sri Vaishnava shrines that were extolled by the Alvars are called the Divya Desams , where a number of these poet-saints offered their mangalasasanam.
The verses of Alvars are compiled as Nalayira Divya Prabandham and the 108 temples revered are classified as Divya Desams. [3] Bhoothath is considered second in the list of the three principal Alvars, with the other two being Poigai Alvar and Pey Alvar, collectively called Mutalamalvargal who are known to be born out of divinity.
The Divya Prabandham is recited along with the Vedas, [107] and it is given equal status to the Vedas in the Tenkalai denomination of Sri Vaishnavism, largely due to the efforts of Ramanuja who enshrined the Divya Prabandham on the same pedestal as the Vedas. [108]
The verses of the Alvars are compiled as the Naalayira Divya Prabandham and the 108 temples revered in the text are classified as Divya Desams. Tiruppan Alvar is considered the eleventh in the line of the twelve Alvars. As per local traditions, he was born to a couple from the Panar community.