Periyalvar Tirumoli
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Religion | Hinduism |
Author | Periyalvar |
Language | Tamil |
Period | 9th–10th century CE |
Verses | 473 |
The Periyalvar Tirumoli (Tamil: பெரியாழ்வார் திருமொழி, romanized: Periyāḻvār Tirumoḻi, lit. '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]
Hymns
A hymn of the Periyalvar Tirumoli describes the temple of Srirangam as the home of the Dashavatara, as translated by Vasudha Narayanan:[4]
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Periyalvar also extols Krishna's act of lifting the mountain, Govardhana:[5]
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