International Journal of Tamil Language and Literary Studies (Nov 2022)

பெரியாழ்வாரும் பேராசிரியர் ந. சுப்புரெட்டியாரும் / Periyazhvar Professor and N. Subbu Reddiar

  • முனைவர் அ. யசோதா / Dr. A. Yasodha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7275587
Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume - 5, no. Special Issue - 1
pp. 725 – 740

Abstract

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One of the twentieth-century notable personalities is Professor N. Subbu Reddiar. From ancient literature to present-day literature he is an erudite personality. Though he belongs to Shaiva Samaya, he has a passion for Vainava worship too. He is well-versed in Vaishnava literature. This article examines the history of Periyazhvar and his poems in a multifaceted way. Among the twelve Alwars, the significant personality who worshipped Tirumal is Periyazhvar. He won by arguing with many religious people in Madurai with the grace of Lord Vishnu. He is familiarly known as pattarpiran since he sang Pallandu and was revered as Periyazhvar. He sang holy hymns on the incarnation of Kannan. He enjoys celebrating the incarnation of Kannan in a very deep manner. He worships Lord Krishna from Thiruvadi to Thirumudi. For Lord Kanna, the songs are like singing lullabies, looking at the moon and feeding, and adorning with flowers as depicted in Periyazhvar's poems. The lullabies sung by Periyazhvar have developed into the literary genre of Pillai Tamil. Periyazhvar is very much involved in Kannan's mischief and youthful activities. Periyazhvar has written hymns praising the beauty of child Kannan from Yasodha's point of view. In Brindavan, young girls and all living beings are mesmerized by the flute of Kannan. He has also sung hymns in various places in praise of Thirumal. Periyazhvar's poems contain internal components and folk literary elements. The purpose of this article is to explore the various divine experience of Periyazhvar written by N. Subbu Reddiar.

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