| Divya Prabandham | |
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 Nammalvar, considered the most prominent of the twelve Alvars whose works are compiled as Prabandam | |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Author | Alvars |
| Language | Tamil |
| Period | 9th–10th century CE |
| Verses | 4,000 |
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The Naalayira Divya Prabandham (Tamil: நாலாயிரத் திவ்வியப் பிரபந்தம், romanized: Nālāyira Divya Prabandham, lit. 'Four Thousand Divine Hymns') is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses composed by the 12 Alvars.[1] It was compiled in its present form by Nathamuni during the 9th–10th centuries. The work, an important liturgical compilation of the Tamil Alvars who lived between 5th and 8th Century CE,[2] marks the beginning of the canonisation of 12 Vaishnava poet saints, and these hymns are still sung extensively today. The works were lost before they were collected and organised in the form of an anthology by Nathamuni.
- ^ Clooney 2019, p. 986.
- ^ Chari 1997, p. ix.