Perumal Tirumoli Explained
| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Author: | Kulasekhara Alvar |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Caption: | Painting of Vishnu upon Shesha, Cleveland Museum of Art. |
| Verses: | 105 |
| Period: | 9th–10th century CE |
| Perumal Tirumoli |
| Previous: | Nachiyar Tirumoli |
| Next: | Tiruchanda Viruttam |
The Perumal Tirumoli is a work of Tamil Hindu literature written by Kulasekhara Alvar, one of the Alvars, the poet-saints of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.[1] This work, which is a part of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham,[2] consists of 105 hymns, that are numbered 647 to 750 in the compendium. It is dedicated to the worship of Vishnu, who is referred to as Perumal.[3]
Hymns
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]
See also
External links
- My Sapphire-hued Lord, My Beloved. A Complete, Annotated Translation of Kulacēkara Āḻvār’s Perumāḷ Tirumoḻi and Periyavāccāṉ Piḷḷai’s Medieval Maṇipravāḷam Commentary, with an Introduction - Suganya
Notes and References
- Book: RAMANUJAN, S. R. . The Lord of Vengadam: A Historical Perspective . 2014-08-15 . Partridge Publishing . 978-1-4828-3463-5 . 151 . en.
- Book: Garg, Gaṅgā Rām . Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World . 1992 . Concept Publishing Company . 978-81-7022-375-7 . 354 . en.
- Book: Ph.D, Lavanya Vemsani . Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names . 2016-06-13 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-61069-211-3 . 156 . en.
- Book: Bryant, Edwin Francis . Krishna: A Sourcebook . 2007 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-803400-1 . 198 . en.
- Book: A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1-2. A.D. 300-985 . 1982 . Orient Longmans . 1055 . en.
- Book: Suganya . My Sapphire-hued Lord, My Beloved. A Complete, Annotated Translation of Kulacēkara Āḻvār's Perumāḷ Tirumoḻi and Periyavāccāṉ Piḷḷai's Medieval Maṇipravāḷam Commentary, with an Introduction . 2018 . 97.
