Periya Tiruvantati

Periya Tiruvantati
Painting of Krishna among the milkmaids of Vraja, the gopis. Museum of Oriental Art, Rome.
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorNammalvar
LanguageTamil
Period9th–10th century CE
Verses87

The Periya Tiruvantati (Tamil: பெரிய திருவந்தாதி, romanized: Periya Tiruvantāti, lit. 'The great sacred verse' pronunciationⓘ)[1] is a compilation of hymns written by Nammalvar, one of the Alvars, the poet-saints of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.[2] This work, which is a part of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham,[3] consists of eighty-seven hymns[4][5] referred to as pasurams, dedicated to the praise of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu. It is often regarded to contain the essence of the Atharvaveda.[6][7]

  1. ^ Reṭṭiyār, Na Cuppu; Reddiar, Nallappa Subbu (1977). Religion and Philosophy of Nālāyira Divya Prabandham with Special Reference to Nammālvār. Sri Venkateswara University. p. 256.
  2. ^ Klostermaier, Klaus K. (2010-03-10). A Survey of Hinduism: Third Edition. State University of New York Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-7914-8011-3.
  3. ^ Nayar, Nancy Ann (1992). Poetry as Theology: The Śrīvaiṣṇava Stotra in the Age of Rāmānuja. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 33. ISBN 978-3-447-03255-1.
  4. ^ Raman, Srilata (2007-01-24). Self-Surrender (prapatti) to God in Shrivaishnavism: Tamil Cats Or Sanskrit Monkeys?. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-134-16538-4.
  5. ^ Spuler, Bertold (1975). Handbook of Oriental Studies. BRILL. p. 154. ISBN 978-90-04-04190-5.
  6. ^ Narayanan, Vasudha; Nammaaolvaar (1994). The Vernacular Veda: Revelation, Recitation, and Ritual. Univ of South Carolina Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-87249-965-2.
  7. ^ Younger, Paul (2002). Playing Host to Deity: Festival Religion in the South Indian Tradition. Oxford University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-19-514044-6.