Tirupallantu

Tirupallantu
Statue of Vishnu upon Garuda with his consorts, Tirumala.
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorPeriyalvar
LanguageTamil
Period9th–10th century CE
Verses12

The Tirupallantu (Tamil: திருப்பல்லாண்டு, romanized: Tirupaḷḷāṇṭupronunciationⓘ), also rendered the Pallandu,[1] is a Tamil benedictory hymn dedicated to the Hindu deity Vishnu.[2] Written by the poet-saint Periyalvar,[3] it is the opening hymn of the medieval devotional compendium of the Alvars, the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.[4][5] It is referenced in other works of this anthology, such as the Perumal Tirumoli.[6]

This hymn is commonly recited at temples that adhere to the Sri Vaishnava tradition during the morning.[7][8]

  1. ^ Mulchandani, Sandhya (2019-07-20). For the Love of God: Women Poet Saints of the Bhakti Movement. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. p. 33. ISBN 978-93-5305-581-3.
  2. ^ Aruṇācalam, Mu (1989). Musical Tradition of Tamilnadu. International Society for the Investigation of Ancient Civilizations. p. 40.
  3. ^ University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (2007-05-22). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Hopkins, Steven Paul (2002-04-18). Singing the Body of God: The Hymns of Vedantadesika in Their South Indian Tradition. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-19-512735-5.
  5. ^ Carman, John Braisted (1989). The Tamil Veda : Piḷḷān's interpretation of the Tiruvāymol̲i. Internet Archive. Chicago : University of Chicago Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-226-09305-5.
  6. ^ Suganya (2018). My Sapphire-hued Lord, My Beloved. A Complete, Annotated Translation of Kulacēkara Āḻvār's Perumāḷ Tirumoḻi and Periyavāccāṉ Piḷḷai's Medieval Maṇipravāḷam Commentary, with an Introduction. p. 154.
  7. ^ Vasudha Narayanan (1994). The vernacular Veda. Internet Archive. University of South Carolina Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-87249-965-2.
  8. ^ University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (2007-05-22). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)