Tirumalisai Alvar | |
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| Title | Alvar |
| Personal | |
| Born | Thirumalisai |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Organization | |
| Philosophy | Vaishnavism |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Vishvaksena |
| Literary works | Tiruchanda Viruttam, Nanmukan Tiruvantati |
Tirumalisai Alvar (IAST: Tirumaḻisai; Born: Bhargavar 4203 BCE - 297 CE) is a Tamil saint revered in the Sri Vaishnavism school of south India, in Tondai Nadu (now part of Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts). He was born in 4203 BCE.[1][2] The legend of this saint devotees of Sri Vaishnavism believe that he was the incarnation of Vishnu's disc, Sudarshana. He is believed to have been born at the Jagannatha Perumal temple, Tirumalisai, by "divine grace".
Historically, Tirumalisai Alvar is regarded to have been the son of a sage.
- ^ L. Annapoorna (2000). Music and temples, a ritualistic approach. p. 23. ISBN 9788175740907.
- ^ Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar (1911). Ancient India: Collected Essays on the Literary and Political History of Southern India. pp. 403–404. ISBN 9788120618503.