ஆழ்வார்கள் நம்மாழ்வார் அவையங்களே Eleven Aazhwars sum up to Nammazhwar

        ஆழ்வார்கள் நம்மாழ்வார் அவையங்களே                  Eleven Aazhwars sum up to Nammazhwar

Nammazhwar lived for 32 years and spent his entire life under the shades of tamarind tree. It is said that Lord Rama had incarnated as Nammazhwar and Adhisesha who served Lord Rama as Lakshmana, provided the  shelter for Nammazhwar in the form tamrind tree.

First 16 years there was no bodily movement in Nammazhwar and in the remaining 16 years he composed 4 prabhandhams reflecting the Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharvana Vedas.

In 16 years after Nammmazhwar started communicating, he earned 30 Names/Titles, the most popular ones being.  

சடகோபன் (Sadagopan)
மாறன் (Maaran)                                    
காரிமாறன் (Kaarimaaran)
பராங்குசன் (Parangusan)
வகுளாபரனன் (Vakulabharanan)
குருகைப்பிரான் (Kurugaipiran)
குருகூர் நம்பி (Kurugoor Nambi)

I had an earlier posting where we discussed the topic  

திருமாலின் ஆயுத ஆபரண அம்சங்களே ஆழ்வார்கள் . This topic explored which Thirumal's amsams and Aabaranams were related to 12 Azhwars.


It is Srivaishanvite belief that 11 Azhwars are considered to part of Nammmazhwar's Thirumeni. The presentation below is dealing with that apect. When Someone says "Koil"  it implies Srirangam Peria koil and when some one says "Azhwar" it implies Nammazhwar and Nammazhwar only. May be it is because all the Azhwars are intregrated conceptually into Nammazhwar, when Nathamuni requested for Thiruvoimozhi prabhandham, Nammazhwar gave the entire Nalayiram.