Nanmukan Tiruvantati Explained
| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Author: | Tirumalisai Alvar |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Caption: | Painting of Narasimha. Sri Appan Venkatachalapati Temple, Cheranmahadevi. |
| Verses: | 100 |
| Period: | 9th–10th century CE |
| Nanmukan Tiruvantati |
| Previous: | Munram Tiruvantati |
| Next: | Tiruviruttam |
The Nanmukan Tiruvantati [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] It is dedicated to the preserver deity, Vishnu.[5]
Scholars have posited that the primary purpose of the Nanmukan Tiruvantati was to establish the supremacy of Narayana (Vishnu) over Nanmukan (Brahma) and Shankaran (Shiva).[6]
Hymns
The first hymn of the Nanmukan Tiruvantati describes the poet-saint's assertion of Vishnu's supremacy:[7]
The author also references Vishnu's incarnation of Narasimha and his slaying of Hiranyakashipu in this work:[8]
See also
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