Tiruppavai, Tiruppāvai: 2 definitions
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Tiruppavai means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Yahoo Groups France: Tamil StudiesAmongst texts of Vaiṣṇava Tamil devotion, the Tiruppāvai is considered one of the most popular and representative of the genre, describing on the one hand with utmost clarity a specific mode of Viṣṇu worship and, on the other, the significant aspect of his omnipotence and majesty. It has been abundantly commented upon and translated several times into Sanskrit. The author, the poetess Āṇṭāḷ, is believed to have lived in the 9th century A.D. The text expresses, as in the case of all Tamil Vaiṣṇava devotional poetry of the Āḻvārs, a devotion and theological conception which predates the development of Vaiṣṇava bhakti in the western, eastern, and northern regions of India by several centuries.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTiruppāvai (திருப்பாவை) [tiru-pāvai] noun < idem. +. A poem in Nālāyira-p-pirapantam by Śrī Āṇṭāḷ; நாலாயிரப்பிரபந்தத்துள் ஶ்ரீஆண்டாள் பாடிய பகுதி. திருப்பாவைப்பல்பதியம் இன்னிசையாற் பாடிக் கொடுத்தாள் (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருப்பாவை தனியன்.). [nalayirappirapanthathul shriandal padiya paguthi. thiruppavaippalpathiyam innisaiyar padig koduthal (nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruppavai thaniyan.).]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Full-text (+145): Pavaippattu, Antal, Cutikkotuttal, Holai, Kirttimai, Civitku, Velliyelutal, Karittuni, Ciriya, Cevippu, Irantanilam, Acukkattu, Velliviti, Ciruparenal, Anaiccattan, Nantakopan, Parpanapan, Palcor, Vellakketu, Ulimutalvan.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Tiruppavai, Dhiruppavai, Diruppavai, Thiruppaavai, Thiruppavai, Tiru-pāvai, Tiru-pavai, Tiruppāvai; (plurals include: Tiruppavais, Dhiruppavais, Diruppavais, Thiruppaavais, Thiruppavais, pāvais, pavais, Tiruppāvais). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tiruppavai-Sri Andal < [July – September, 1999]
Last Moment < [July – September, 1989]
Sri Ramanuja and Divya Prabandham < [October – December, 1995]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Introduction to Section 5.6 < [Section 6 - Sixth Tiruvaymoli (Katal-nalam ceytenum)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Chronology of the Āḻvārs < [Chapter XVII - The Āḻvārs]
Part 5 - The Influence of the Āḻvārs on the followers of Rāmānuja < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Part 2 - The Philosophy of the Āḻvārs < [Chapter XVII - The Āḻvārs]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 3 - The Problem of Numbers < [Volume 1 - Nampi Arurar’s Tevaram (his life and age)]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Other Gods and Goddesses < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
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