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Some of the earliest known mentions of Perumal, and the Tamil devotional poems ascribed to him, are found in Paripāṭal – the Sangam era poetic anthology. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is a popular Hindu deity, particularly among Tamils in Tamil Nadu and the Tamil diaspora , as well as in Vaishnava temples. [ 4 ]
The Tiruppavai consists of thirty stanzas referred to as pasurams in praise of Perumal. [2] It is a part of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham , a collection of the works of the twelve poet-saints called the Alvars , an important part of the devotional genre of Tamil literature .
Perumal (Tamil: பெருமாள், romanized: Perumāl) [2] or Tirumal (Tamil: திருமால், romanized: Tirumāl pronunciation ⓘ) is a Hindu deity. [3] Perumal is worshipped mainly among Tamil Hindus in South India and the Tamil diaspora , who consider Perumal to be a form of Vishnu .
The Perumal Tirumoli notably contain five decads on the holy town of Srirangam, and five each on Rama [4] and Krishna, the latter considered to be of great poetic merit. [5] The first pasuram, or hymn, of this work is as follows: [6] When is the day that my pair of eyes shall rejoice, beholding the dark Sapphire, the delicate One, who sleeps
Kulasekhara (Tamil: குலசேகரர்; IAST: Kulaśekhara) (fl. 9th century CE), one of the twelve Vaishnavite alvars, was a bhakti theologian and devotional poet from medieval south India. [1] [2] He was the author of "Perumal Tirumoli" in Tamil and "Mukundamala" in Sanskrit.
Venkateswara is known by many names such as Srinivasa (in whom Lakshmi dwells), Narayana (The Primordial One), Perumal (the great lord), Malayappa (the lord of the Hill) and Govinda (Protector of Cows). [8] In Tamil, he is commonly called "Elumalayan", meaning Lord of Seven Hills.
He is also addressed as "Kothai Marpa" in the Tamil songs. [ 4 ] He probably was a member of the Irumporai/Porai line, a collateral branch of the Chera family (dominating the Kongu country with Karuvur/ Karur as their headquarters).
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. [4] The song "Thirumal Perumaikku" is a ragamalika that begins with Madhyamavati raga, followed by Dhanyasi, Mohanam, Kaanada, Saranga, Khamas, Paras, Saramathi, Surutti and Begada, ending with Madhyamavathi again.