The Perumal Tirumoli (Tamil: பெருமாள் திருமொழி, romanized: Perumāl Tirumol̲i, lit. 'sacred words of the great god') is a work of Tamil Hindu literature written by Kulasekhara Alvar, one of the Alvars, the poet-saints of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.[1] This work, which is a part of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham,[2] consists of 105 hymns, that are numbered 647 to 750 in the compendium. It is dedicated to the worship of Vishnu, who is referred to as Perumal.[3]
| Perumal Tirumoli | |
|---|---|
 Painting of Vishnu upon Shesha, Cleveland Museum of Art. | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Author | Kulasekhara Alvar |
| Language | Tamil |
| Period | 9th–10th century CE |
| Verses | 105 |
Hymns
editThe Perumal Tirumoli notably contain five decads on the holy town of Srirangam, and five each on Rama[4] and Krishna, the latter considered to be of great poetic merit.[5]
The first pasuram, or hymn, of this work is as follows:[6]
When is the day that my pair of eyes shall rejoice, beholding
the dark Sapphire, the delicate One, who sleeps
— as clear-watered Ponni rubs [His] feet
with the hands [that are her] waves
— in the great town of Srirangam, having reached
the bed of great whiteness shining with ornaments,
called Ananta, the king of serpents, the great effulgence,
whose forehead twinkles with gems that glow
so that darkness retreats, [and] over whom spread a thousand hoods with groups
of decorative spots?— Perumal Tirumoli, Hymn 1.1
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ RAMANUJAN, S. R. (2014-08-15). The Lord of Vengadam: A Historical Perspective. Partridge Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4828-3463-5.
- ^ Garg, Gaṅgā Rām (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. p. 354. ISBN 978-81-7022-375-7.
- ^ Ph.D, Lavanya Vemsani (2016-06-13). Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names. ABC-CLIO. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-61069-211-3.
- ^ Bryant, Edwin Francis (2007). Krishna: A Sourcebook. Oxford University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-19-803400-1.
- ^ A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1-2. A.D. 300-985. Orient Longmans. 1982. p. 1055.
- ^ 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. 97.
External links
edit- 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 - Suganya