वैष्णव संत तमिल

vaishnav sant tamil shiv bhakti ka prachar karane vale shaiv santoan ko nayanmar kahate haian. unaki sankhya 63 mani jati hai. ye sabhi nayatmar muktatma mane jate haian. inaki moortiyaan mandiroan me sthapit ki gee hai aur inaki pooja bhagavanh‌ ke saman hi ki jati hai. in santoan ka charitr shekkishar namak bhakt kavi ke periyapuran mean varnit hai. in santoan ka jivan telugu mean shiv bhakt charitamu ke nam se prakashit hua hai.

vishnu ya narayan ki upasana karane vale bhakt alavar kahalate haian. inaki sankhya 12 haian.

unake nam is prakar hai

1. porage alavar
2. bhootattalavar
3. maiyalavar
4. nirumishise alavar
5. nammalavar
6. madhurakavi alavar
7. kulashekharalavar
8. periyalavar
9. andal
10. taanndaradippo diyalavar
11. tirurapanolavar
12. tirumagaiyalavar

in dvadash alavaroan ne ghoshana ki ki bhagavanh‌ ki bhakti karane ka sabako saman roop se adhikar prapt hai. inhoanne, jinamean katipay nimn jati ke bhi the, samast tamil pradesh mean padayatra kar bhakti ka prayar kiya. inake bhavapoorn lagabhag 4000 git malayir divy prabandh mean sangrahit haian. divy prabandh bhakti tatha jnan ka anamol bhandar hai. alavaroan ka sankshipt parichay niche diya ja raha hai

alavaroan ka sankshipt parichay

pratham tin alavaroan mean se porage ka janmasthan kaanchipuram, bhootantalavar ka janmasthan mahabalipuramh‌ aur peyalavar ka janm sthan madras (mailapur) batalaya jata hai. in alavaroan ke bhaktigan jnanadvip ke roop mean vikhyat haian. madras se 15 mil door tirumishisai namak ek chhota sa gram hai. yahian par tirumishsei ka janm hua. mata pita ne inhean shaishavavastha mean hi tyag diya. ek vyadh ke dvara inaka lalan palan hua. kalaantar mean ye b de jnani aur bhakt bane. nammalavar ka doosara nam shathakop batalaya jata hai. parakuansh muni ke nam se bhi ye vikhyat haian. alavaroan mean yahi mahatvapoorn alavar mane jate haian. inaka janm tamraparni nadi ke tat par sthit tirukkurukoor namak gram mean hua. inaki rachanaean divy prabandhamh‌ mean sankalit haian. divy prabandhamh‌ ke 4000 padyoan mean se 1000 pady inhian ke haian. inaki upasana gopi bhav ki thi. chhathe alavar madhur kavi garu d ke avatar mane jate haian. inaka janm sthan tirukkaloor namak gram hai. ye shathakop muni ke samakalin the aur unake gitoan ko madhur kanth mean gate the. isiliye inhean madhurakavi kaha gaya. inaka vastavik nam ajnat hai. satavean alavar kulashekharalavar keral ke raja dridhakt ke putr the. ye kaustubhamani ke avatar mane jate haian. bhaktibhav ke karan inhoanne rajy ka tyag kiya aur shrirangamh‌ ranganath ji ke pas chale ge. unaki stuti mean unhoanne mukuandamala namak stotr likha hai. athavean alavar periyalavar ka doosara nam vishnuchit hai. inaka janm shrivilliputtur mean hua. aandal inhian ki poshit kanya thi. barah alavaroan mean aandal mahila thi. ekamatr ranganath ko apana pati manakar ye bhakti mean lin rahian. kahate haian, inhean bhagavanh‌ ki jyoti prapt huee. aandal ki rachanaean niruppabai aur nachchiyar tirumoshi bahut prasiddh hai. aandal ki upasana madhury bhav ki hai. toandaradippo diyalavar ka janm viprakul mean hua. inaka doosara nam vipranarayan hai. barahavean alavar tirumagaiyalavar ka janm shaiv parivar mean hua. ye bhagavanh‌ ki dasy bhavana se upasana karate the. inhonean tamil mean chh granth likhe haian, jinhean tamil vedaang kahate haian. in alavaroan ke bhakti siddhaantoan ko tarkapoorn roop se pratishthit karane vale anek achary hue haian jinamean ramanujachary aur vedaantadeshik pramukh haian.

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