| Ciriya Tirumatal | |
|---|---|
 The episode of the Gajendra Moksha, featured in this work. Folio from the Arthur M. Sackler Museum. | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Author | Tirumangai Alvar |
| Language | Tamil |
| Period | 9th–10th century CE |
| Verses | 40 |
The Ciriya Tirumatal (Tamil: சிறிய திருமடல், romanized: Cir̲iya Tirumaṭal, lit. 'The small and sacred maṭal') is a Tamil Hindu work of literature written by Tirumangai Alvar, one of the twelve Alvars of Sri Vaishnavism.[1] The work is a part of the compendium of hymns called the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.[2] In the forty hymns of this work,[3] the author expresses his devotion and love to the preserver deity, Vishnu, and also lists twenty-seven sites he would like to visit to venerate the deity.[4]
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- ^ Cutler, Norman (1987-05-22). Songs of Experience: The Poetics of Tamil Devotion. Indiana University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-253-11419-8.
- ^ Pārttacārati, Intirā (2002). Vaisnavisam in Tamil Literature Between the 7th and 9th Centuries. International Institute of Tamil Studies. p. 35.
- ^ RAMANUJAN, S. R. (2014-08-13). THE LORD OF VENGADAM. PartridgeIndia. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-4828-3462-8.