Mutal Tiruvantati

Mutal Tiruvantati
Painting of Varaha. Sri Appan Venkatachalapati Temple, Cheranmahadevi.
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorPoigai Alvar
LanguageTamil
Period9th–10th century CE
Verses100

The Mutal Tiruvantati (Tamil: முதல் திருவந்தாதி, romanized: Mut̬al Tiruvant̬āt̬ī, lit.'First sacred hymns')[1] is a Tamil Hindu work of literature composed by Poigai Alvar, one of the twelve Alvars of Sri Vaishnavism.[2] Comprising 100 verses[3] in the poetic meter called the antati, it is part of the compendium of hymns called the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.[4]

  1. ^ Nair, Shantha (2014-01-07). Sri Venkateshwara. Jaico Publishing House. p. 70. ISBN 978-81-8495-445-6.
  2. ^ Rosen, Steven (1996). Vaiṣṇavī: Women and the Worship of Krishna. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 219. ISBN 978-81-208-1437-0.
  3. ^ Pārttacārati, Intirā (2002). Vaisnavisam in Tamil Literature Between the 7th and 9th Centuries. International Institute of Tamil Studies. p. 48.
  4. ^ Kasturi, Geeta; N.V, Kasturi (2013-02-06). Understanding The Elemental Hindu Works. Lulu.com. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-291-31296-6.

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