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	The Hindu : 'Aham' tradition in Azhwars' poems
		AZHWARS, PATRON-SAINTS of Vaishnavism, were great mystics of a very high order and composed verses numbering 4000 as they were intoxicated by their love towards the Supreme Being.
		Of the 12 Azhwars, the Mudalazhwars or the first three — Poigai, Bhoodam and Peyazhwar — who are the authors of the first, second and third Thiruvandadis, found the Lord residing not only in their hearts but in every being including nature.
		The author's fine analytical work on the "Aham" tradition in Azhwars' poems is a veritable feast to lovers of Tamil literature, more so to those who are greatly interested in the study of Azhwars' outpourings.
	www.thehindu.com /thehindu/br/2002/12/31/stories/2002123100090300.htm (481 words)

	Azhwars
		The AzhwArs are reported to be incarnations of NithasUris of Sri Vaikuntam, namely, the weapons, the Vanamaali, the GarudA, et al.
		These works of AzhwArs are non-paralleled in every sense- be it in sentiment, style or syntax.They take even a casual reader on a guided tour into the esoteric exegesis of the Vedas without offending the provisions of exclusions and prohibitions enjoined in the study of the Vedas in original.
		AzhwAr's paasurams (poems) called naalaayira dhivyap prabhandam composed by twelve AzhwArs.The paasurams were collected and brought out by one of the much revered Sri vaishnava AchAryAs called Sriman Naathamuni.
	members.tripod.com /~Sriramanujar/azhwars.html (754 words)

	Sthalasayana Perumal at Mamallapuram
		The temple being referred to is the "Sthalasayana Perumal" temple in Mamallapuram, which has been described by the Azhwars as "Kadalmallai".
		Thirukadalmallai is one of the 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams sung of by the Azhwars.
		Set in the middle of a crowded town and yet away from it, the temple should be part of any visit to Mamallapuram.
	www.chennaionline.com /columns/Temples/perumal.asp (519 words)

	Azhwars
		AzwAr was greatly impressed by her indefatigable service and devotion towards azhwAr and appreciated her openly; The old lady was moved and regretted that she joined him at this age only and not when she was able so that she could have continued to serve for more years.
		AzhwAr went straight to the temple and prayed wholeheartedly with tears in his eyes and requested the Lord also to come along with them, as he can not think of living without the Lord.
		The AzhwAr broke open a paddy seed that was lying there with his fingernail to indicate the exact context which had a reference to the paddy seed.
	www.saranagathi.org /azhwars/index.htm (12378 words)

	The Hindu : Legacy of the Azhwars
		Had he learnt Tamil and enjoyed the Azhwars' poems in the original he would have found that the Sareera-Sareeri bhava, the bedrock of Visishtadwaita, was totally different, unique and complete in itself, and embraced the unity of all creations.
		The times when the Azhwars lived, whatever little is known of their life, and the essence of their poems are all given in a concise form.
		Azhwar is not just a person who has surrendered to the Lord.
	www.thehindu.in /thehindu/br/2002/05/21/stories/2002052100120302.htm (351 words)

	Azhwars
		The AzhwArs are reported to be incarnations of NithasUris of Sri Vaikuntam, namely, the weapons, the Vanamaali, the GarudA, et al.
		These works of AzhwArs are non-paralleled in every sense- be it in sentiment, style or syntax.They take even a casual reader on a guided tour into the esoteric exegesis of the Vedas without offending the provisions of exclusions and prohibitions enjoined in the study of the Vedas in original.
		AzhwAr's paasurams (poems) called naalaayira dhivyap prabhandam composed by twelve AzhwArs.The paasurams were collected and brought out by one of the much revered Sri vaishnava AchAryAs called Sriman Naathamuni.
	sriramanujar.tripod.com /azhwars.html (754 words)

	Srirangam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Srirangam is the foremost of the 108 Divya Desams (divine centers) mentioned in Nalaira Divya Prabhandham, composed by the Tamil saints known as Azhwars.
		It is also the foremost seat of the teachings of Ramanuja, who spread the doctrine of Visishtadvaita (qualified monism), considered to be one of the cornerstones of Hindu philosophy.
		Srirangam temple is the only place to be sung by all Azhwars and visited by all Acharyas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Srirangam (675 words)

	The Hindu : Entertainment / Heritage : Festival unique to Margazhi
		It was Thirumangai Azhwar (also known as Kaliyan) who was residing in Dasavathara sannidhi north of Srirangam temple and the last among the twelve Alwars, wanted Lord Ranganatha to listen to "Thiruvaimozhi" of Sri Nammazhwar alias Satogopan during this month along with the Vedic recital.
		For this purpose he went to Azhwar Thirunagar to bring the idol of Satagopan to Srirangam and prayed to Lord Ranganatha to listen to Tiruvaimozhi along with the Vedas.
		For this purpose the idol of Azhwar was brought from Azhwar Thirunagari.
	www.thehindujobs.com /thehindu/fr/2005/01/07/stories/2005010702861000.htm (594 words)

	The Hindu : The Lord in unique company
		FOR THE first time in North America, idols of the twelve Azhwars and Acharya Sri Ramanuja were consecrated to the accompaniment of Vedic chants and the Azhwars' Tamil devotional hymns, and installed near the sanctum of Lord Venkatesa Perumal in the Richmond Hill Hindu Temple in Toronto, Canada.
		Thirumangai Azhwar, the youngest of the Azhwars was a chieftain of a Chola king.
		Among the Azhwars' literary and spiritual contributions are devotional Tamil poems — paasurams or verses sung in praise of Sriman Narayana.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/fr/2002/08/02/stories/2002080200940600.htm (506 words)

	Manavala Mamunigal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to Thirumangai Azhvar, visit and worship at Dhivyadesams (Holy shrines glorified by Azhwars) is a must for Sri Vaishnavites.
		His visit to the Birth place of Azhwars and Acharyas and his pronouncements in these places in an exhilarating manner leave an everlasting impression on the devotees and aid in the total dedication in these holy places.
		Similar pronouncements were made by Mamunigal at the birth place of Thirumangai Azhwar, while worshipping Lord Dhevaraja at Kanchipuram Mamunigal was very much absorbed in the Divine beauty of the Lord.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manavala_Mamunigal (925 words)

	sadagopan
		The twelve AzhwArs flourished in south India somewhere between the fifth and ninth centuries of the first millenium.
		The mystical hymns of the AzhwArs laden with the highest experience (anubhavam)of the Supreme being as Sriman NaarAyaNA is consistent with the teachings of VedAs, Upanishads, IthihAsAs, Saathvika PurANAs and Sri VaishNavite AagamAs.
		It is important to know that the precise determination of the dates of birth and the length of their lives of the AzhwArs are not "really relevant" for the study of their philosophy and the understanding of their upadEsams as AchAryans to uplift those suffering from SamsAric afflictions.
	www.sadagopan.org /dp/dpmain.htm (1421 words)

	The Azhwar Saints
		Azhwar means one who is "immersed" in the experience of God.
		All these Azhwars are one of the Amsams of Lord Vishnu,,namely, the weapons, the Vanamaali, the GarudA, et al.
		The first three Azhwars,viz., Poigai Azhwar, Boothath Azhwar and Pei Azhwar were called as "Mudhal Azhwars" as they lived during the same period and were born in the same year, same month and contiguous stars (Thiruvonam, Avittam and Sadhayam).
	www.geocities.com /knowvaishnavam/azhwar.html (1024 words)

	Sundaram, Introduction to 108 Tirupathis
		It is considered that Azhwars are amsams of Lord Sri Vishnu and they were sent to the earth to establish and spread bhakthi marga.
		They are considered superior to the erstwhile Rishis because unlike the Rishis (who spent their times in forests in performing yagas, etc., to attain Lotus Feet of the Lord), Azhwars spent their time among ordinary mortals and showed that even an ordinary person can follow the path towards Moksha through their pasurams.
		I had earlier stated that Azhwars were considered an Amsam of Lord Vishnu Himself and it was He who had sent the Azhwars to the earth so that they can continue the good deeds that He had accomplished during His previous nine Avataras.
	www.geocities.com /aaditya55/intro108.html (1026 words)

	Iyya » First three Azhwars
		Thus the different abodes of the Lord glorified by the Azhwars are called Divyadesas, the Azhwars are hailed as Divyasuris and the hymns they composed in His praise as the Divya Prabandham.
		Poygai Azhwar made the Sun the flame of his lamp and Bhutatazhwar lit the lamp of wisdom, and in the light of these lamps Peyazhwar beheld the Lord with His consort.
		In his opening verse, Poygai Azhwar establishes that the Supreme Being is the cause of this universe, the references to the Earth, ocean and the Sun in the verse highlighting what is apparent to experience.
	iyya.ourneeds.net /?p=159 (434 words)

	indiavarta.com - Travel
		Having seen a range of temples that exemplified different styles of architecture, I followed the advice of the four Azhwars and decided to visit the Pandavathuthar temple, near the Ekambareshwara temple.
		Passing through a simple gopuram we were confronted with an elegant pillared hall that led to the small sanctum, which had a rectangular-shaped vimanam.
		He also recited the poems of the azhwars sung on the deity.
	www.indiavarta.com /travel/13nov05A.asp (705 words)

	Srivaishnava Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Their hymns are full of expressions of utter regret for the many days of folly that had filled their past.
		Such 'pAsuram-s' of immense self-revulsion give one a fair idea of the nature of the 'nirvEdam'-emotion as it envelops the soul of the "vivEki" and the self-inflicted suffering he undergoes as a result in his sincere quest of God.
		None of us are 'AzhwArs' and will never get anywhere near fathoming the true extent of their 'nirvEdam'.
	www.acharya.org /articles/taol/taol10.html (504 words)

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		This philosophy is derived from the divine, mystical outpourings of the progenitors of the Sri Vaishnava sampradayam, the Ten Azhwars.
		The outpourings of the Azhwars, called Nalayira Divya Prabandham, and earlier Acharyas such as Sri Nathamuni and Yamunacharya, have its origins in timeless truths enshrined in the Vedas, and these principles form the essential basis for the philosophy of Visishtadvaitha propagated by Sri Ramanuja.
		It was Sri Ramanuja, however, who established the philosophy of the Azhwars as the truth revealed in the Shastras (Vedas and Upanishads), and established the Tamil Divya Prabandham as the equivalent of the revelations represented by the Sanskrit Vedas.
	www.vedics.net /membership/VedicsMembership.doc (1091 words)

	The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Religion : Singular grace
		In his discourse, Sri K.B.Devarajan said the Azhwars were exceptions who envisioned God and revelled in mystical experiences by the singular grace of the Lord.
		Pey Azhwar's hymn describes the Lord's beatific vision in the incandescent light of the lamp of wisdom lit by Poygai and Bhutat Azhwars, "Today I have seen the lotus-dame on the frame of my ocean-hued Lord.
		Poygai Azhwar highlights at the outset that God, who is the end to be realised, is also the means.
	www.hindu.com /2006/11/02/stories/2006110200130900.htm (401 words)

	TTD Saptagiri January_2006 English Version
		Their force of conviction could be felt in a verse expressed in a similar vein by the Azhwar (880).
		It is needless to say that those very prophecies came true with the birth of Azhwars at the very places mentioned in the verse.This has prompted a present day writer (Swami Tapasyananda) to go to the extent of writing that Bhagavatam itself was written by a Tamil scholar during the Azhwars' times.
		For, Azhwar's Prabhandam rendered the vedas accessible to one and all.
	www.omnamovenkatesaya.com /Saptagiri_Jan2006_Eng/BHAKTI_jan2006.htm (2645 words)

	AzhwArs: Introduction
		The mystical hymns of the AzhwArs laden with the highest experience (anubhavam) of the Supreme being as Sriman NaarAyaNA is consistent with the teachings of VedAs, Upanishads, IthihAsAs, Saathvika PurANAs and Sri VaishNavite AagamAs.
		The uniqueness of the Dhivya Prabhandhams (of the AzhwArs) lies in presenting a grand description of the Divine Being full of emotional appeal to the devotees.
		It is important to know that the precise determination of the dates of birth and the length of their lives of the AzhwArs are not "really relevant " for the study of their philosophy and the understanding of their upadEsams as AchAryans to uplift those suffering from SamsAric afflictions.
	ramanuja.org /sv/bhakti/archives/may2000/0173.html (1597 words)

	Welcome to Krishna Jayanthi Page
		There are 5 temples in the banks of River Cauvery in Tamilnadu, which are dedicated to Lord Krishna and are among the 108 Divya Desams (Holy Shrines of Lord Vishnu) where the Azhwars (Holy Saints of Vaishnavism) had sung hymns in praise of the Lord.
		Nammalvar, one of the 12 Azhwars (Holy Saints of Vaishnavism) adores this Lord as the one who gives vaikundam, that is salvation.
		This special position had been granted to Garuda here as he had presented the tower on the sanctum sanctorum to Lord and Garuda was granted his wish in return.
	www.e-puja.com /krishna.asp (568 words)

	The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Religion : First three Azhwars
		Thus the different abodes of the Lord glorified by the Azhwars are called Divyadesas, the Azhwars are hailed as Divyasuris and the hymns they composed in His praise as the Divya Prabandham.
		Poygai Azhwar made the Sun the flame of his lamp and Bhutatazhwar lit the lamp of wisdom, and in the light of these lamps Peyazhwar beheld the Lord with His consort.
		In his opening verse, Poygai Azhwar establishes that the Supreme Being is the cause of this universe, the references to the Earth, ocean and the Sun in the verse highlighting what is apparent to experience.
	www.hindu.com /2005/11/10/stories/2005111003610900.htm (402 words)

	::... H I S T O R Y ...::
		There is separate Sri Sannithi for Andal, Azhwars, Ramanujar and Vedantha Desikar, this being the only temple having Sri Sannithi for Sri Vedantha Desikar in the twin Cities.
		As per the original plan envisaged several decades ago the liking Kingsway (R.P.Road) to Musheerabad by negotiating through ths Temple was abandoned owing to several protests demonstrated by the devotees from all walks of life saving the temple from demolition and instead the road was linked through Tank Bund.
		The daily, weekly, monthly and annual festivals of the Presiding Deity and Thirunakshathram of Azhwars, Ramanujar, Swamy Desikan and Acharyas used to be celebrated in grand manner with Large and generous contribution from the public of all walks fo life.
	www.lakshminarasimhan.org /history.htm (355 words)

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		They are considered superior to the Rishis because unlike the Rishis (who spent their times in forests in performing yagas, etc., to attain Lotus Feet of the Lord), Azhwars spent their time among ordinary mortals and showed that even an ordinary person can follow the path towards Moksha through their pasurams.
		To lead us to Moksha through our worship of the Lord, these Azhwars set forth to various Temples (or Divya Kshetrams) in search of the places where Lord Sri Vishnu had come to this world in the Archavatara state (Dieification in the form of Idols).
		It was stated earlier that Azhwars were considered as amsams of Lord Sri Vishnu Himself and it was He who had sent the Azhwars to the earth so that they can continue the good deeds that He had accomplished during His previous nine Avataras.
	www.sparthasarathy.com /vaishnava/ddesam/108divyadesam.html (931 words)

	Sri Venkateswara
		The AgamA treatises have paid more attention to the visual aspects of the divine personality.The IthihAsAs and PurANAs, on the other hand,have emphasized the divine attributes and divine functions.The religious have developed their attention to such selected divine attributes as are of emotional appeal to the devotees.
		The AzhwArs on the other hand, have dwelt on ALL these aspects of the Divinity (Divine Attributes, Divine Personality, Divine Incarnations and Divine Activities).
		AzhwArs are not "really relevant " for the study of their philosophy and the understanding of their upadEsams as AchAryans to uplift those suffering from SamsAric afflictions.
	venkateswara.freeservers.com /alvar.html (1407 words)

	The Hindu : Unique Bhakti theatre tradition
		IT WAS given to the Azhwars to subsume the Sangam aesthesis of secular living to the Bhakti aesthesis of sacred existence.
		The Bhakti movement was inaugurated when Periazhwar saw the Transcendent Divine as a babe in the cradle at home, the little children at play as the Lord in the cowherd settlement, the young daughter of the house decking herself with ornaments as the Jivatma preparing itself to merge with the Paramatma.
		Among the Azhwars we have a Dalit and a woman.
	www.thehindu.com /thehindu/2001/07/24/stories/1324017c.htm (689 words)

	Trichy Temples
		This temple is very ancient and has got songs (called pasurams) sung by the twelve dedicated devotees of Lord vishnu called as the azhwars.
		Out of them pariyazhwar and Thirumangai azhwar has performed the function of Magalasnanam (Holy bath) in this shrine to the god Vishnu who is called as pundaree kasha perumal (called as “senthamarai kannan in tamil language).
		As per hindu mythologies Lord Brahma is called as the creator of living beings, Lord Vishnu is called as the Lord of well being (survivor) of living beings and lord shiva is called as the destroyer.so, to have these three gods in a single place, the devotees enjoys coming here with an immense pleasure.
	www.trichy.ind.in /trichy_temples.php (851 words)

	108 Dhivya Desam - Thirukkachchi
		The Dhivya Desams revered by the Azhwars in Perumaal Kanchi are Aththigiri (the vast Varadharaja Perumal temple), Ashtabuyakaram, Thiruttankaa, Thiruvelukkai and Thiruveqkaa, while those in Shiva Kanchi are Thiru Oorakam (Ulagalanda Perumaal Koyil), Thiru Neeragam, Thiruppaatakam, Nilaatthingal Thundam, Thirukkaaragam, Thirukkaarvaanam, Thirukkalvanur, Thiruppavalavannam and Parameswara Vinnagaram.
		BhootaththaAzhwar, one of the earliest of the Azhwars, has sung of this temple.
		The name Hastigiri is applied in the connotation of Gajendra moksham and from the legend that Indras elephant Airavatam - in the form of a hill bears the image of Perumaal.
	rameshsampath.tripod.com /srivaishnavam-thirukkachchi (624 words)

	Temples & Legends Of Tamilnadu/Kancheepuram/(page5)
		This is the place where the great devotee Tirukkachi Nambi, an elder contemporary of Ramanuja, spent his life in the service of Lord Varadaraja and learnt the six great principles of Visishta - dvaita philosophy from Lord Varadaraja Himself.
		The fourth of the twelve Azhwars, Tirumazhisai Azhwar, also lived here.
		The hymns of the Azhwars in praise of the Lord, Divya Prabandam, are a perpetual source of inspiration to all Vaishnavites.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/tamilnadu/kancheepuram/page5.htm (186 words)

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