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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Nammazhwar's Contribution to Divya Prabhandham

Nammazhwar's Contribution 
To 
Nalayira Divya Prabhandham

Lord Sriman Narayana is the origin of four vedas. He created it and gave it to Brahmma to preserve, administer and spread it. Veda is a priceless possession and is eternal truth. 

There are four Vedas namely the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda and the Atharvana veda. Vedas are in Sanskrit.
They are also known as sruthi

Nammazhwar composed and sang four prabhandhams namely Thiru Viruththam, Thiruvasiriyam, Peria Thiruvandhadhi and Thiruvaaimozhi reflecting Rig, Yajur, Atharvana and Sama veda. These Divya Prabhandhams got the name Dravida Veda Sagaram because they were in Tamil and essence of corresponding Sanskrit Veda

Thiruviruththam with 100 pasurams essence of Rig Veda is a message to emperuman from His Consort "Sri". Thiru mrans Sri or Lakshmi, Viruththam implies message

Thiruvasiriam with 7 pasurams, essence of Yajur Veda  describe the scene of Srimana Narayana lying on Adhisesha on Thiruparkadal ( Milky Ocean) 

In Peria Thiruvandhadhi with 87 pasurams, essence of Atharvana Veda, Nammazhwar dwells on the greatness and gloty of Sriman Narayana and instructs his mind to dwell on them.

THIRUVAIMOZHI with 1102 pasurams, essence of Sama Veda. All the 1102 Pasurams are presented as Thiruvaaimozhi group of 11 pasurams each. Ten such Thiruvaaimozhi pasurams are called a Paththu and there area total of  ten Paththu in entire Thiruvaaimozhi. Each paththu focuses on one Kalyana Gunam of Sriman Narayana.  


After Nammazhwar's ascendance to Paramapadam, the 

Nalyira Divya Prbhandham was lost and later when  

Nathamuni channter chanted "Kanninun Siruthambu" 12000 

times with devotion, Nammazhwar appeared before him and 

gave him not only Thiruvoimozhi but entire Divya 

Prabhandham sung by all Azhwars. 


After Nammazhwar's ascendance to Paramapadam, the 

Nalyira Divya Prbhandham was lost and later when 

Nathamuni channter chanted "Kanninun Siruthambu" 12000 

times with devotion, Nammazhwar appeared before him and 

gave him not only Thiruvoimozhi but entire Divya 

Prabhandham sung by all Azhwars.













1 comment:

  1. DEAR SIR, I HAVE VIEWED YOUR E-MAIL WHICH YOU HAVE SENT OFSHRI THIRUKKURGURU MARAN (NAMMAZHAVAR'S) CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIVYA PRABHANDAM IS VERY INTERESING AND VERY KNOWLEDGABLE VIEWS OF SHRI VAISHNAVA'S IYENGAR CULT AS WELL AS FOR A COMMON MAN OF ANY COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE TO KNOW MORE AND MORE ABOUT HIS DAY TO DAY ACITIVITIES, I HOPE, AND EXPECT MORE AND MORE INFORMATION OF THE ABOVE IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN ENGLISH/KANNADA VERSION SO THAT IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND QUCKLY SIR. ADIEN...

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