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Payalvar was one of the twelve Alvars
Alvars

The Alvars were Tamil poet saints of south India who lived between sixth and ninth centuries and espoused ?emotional devotion? or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in...
 and was a Hindu saint. He belonged to the Vaishnavite (worshiper of Vishnu
Vishnu

Vishnu , , is the Supreme God in Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of panchadeva, and his supreme status is declared in the Hindu sacred texts like Yajurveda, the Rigveda and the Bhagavad Gita....
) faith.

Payalvar was born in Tirumayilai (Mylapore
Mylapore

Mylapore is the cultural hub, and a bustling neighborhood, just south of Chennai city, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India.Mylapore is a major commercial center, and one of the oldest residential parts of the city....
, now part of he city of Chennai
Chennai

Chennai , formerly Indian renaming controversy , is the fourth largest metropolitan area of India and the capital city of the Indian states and territories of India of Tamil Nadu....
 om the seventh century CE. Vaishnavite traditions states that Peyalvar was found on a lily flower in the pond of the Adi Kesava Perumal Temple in Mylapore. They also believe that he was an incarnation of the sacred sword of Vishnu
Vishnu

Vishnu , , is the Supreme God in Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of panchadeva, and his supreme status is declared in the Hindu sacred texts like Yajurveda, the Rigveda and the Bhagavad Gita....
, Nandaki.






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Payalvar was one of the twelve Alvars
Alvars

The Alvars were Tamil poet saints of south India who lived between sixth and ninth centuries and espoused ?emotional devotion? or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in...
 and was a Hindu saint. He belonged to the Vaishnavite (worshiper of Vishnu
Vishnu

Vishnu , , is the Supreme God in Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of panchadeva, and his supreme status is declared in the Hindu sacred texts like Yajurveda, the Rigveda and the Bhagavad Gita....
) faith.

Payalvar was born in Tirumayilai (Mylapore
Mylapore

Mylapore is the cultural hub, and a bustling neighborhood, just south of Chennai city, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India.Mylapore is a major commercial center, and one of the oldest residential parts of the city....
, now part of he city of Chennai
Chennai

Chennai , formerly Indian renaming controversy , is the fourth largest metropolitan area of India and the capital city of the Indian states and territories of India of Tamil Nadu....
 om the seventh century CE. Vaishnavite traditions states that Peyalvar was found on a lily flower in the pond of the Adi Kesava Perumal Temple in Mylapore. They also believe that he was an incarnation of the sacred sword of Vishnu
Vishnu

Vishnu , , is the Supreme God in Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of panchadeva, and his supreme status is declared in the Hindu sacred texts like Yajurveda, the Rigveda and the Bhagavad Gita....
, Nandaki. Payalvar's 100 hymns in the Naalayira Divyap Prabhandham
Naalayira Divyap Prabhandham

The Nalayira Divya Prabandham is a collection of 4,000 verses composed before 8th century AD, by the 12 Alvars, and was compiled in its present form by Nathamuni during the 9th ? 10th centuries....
 are the third 100 and start with the words Tiruk Kanden, Pon Meni Kanden ('I found the glorious, golden form of the Lord').

Tiruk Kanden Pon Meni Kanden- Thigazhum
Arukkan Ani Niramum Kanden-Seruk Kilarum
Pon Aazhi Kanden Puri Sangam Kai Kanden
En Aazhi Vannan Paal Inru.


"On witnessing the glorious vision in which the entire universe was the very body of Lord Narayana, the Alwar proceeds to describe all that he had seen."

Peyalvar's hymns are of the Anthathi style, in which the last word of the previous hymn is used as the first work in the next hymn.

See also


  • South India's 75 Apostles of Bhakti
    South India's 75 Apostles of Bhakti

    Southern India's 75 Apostles of Bhakti are the twelve Alvars and sixty-three Nayanmars . They were all great devotees of the Lord most of whom came from the Tamil people region....


External links


  • Know about the Great 12 Alwars http://www.divyadesamonline.com