Tirupalliyeḻuchi

Tirupalliyeḻuchi
Gopuram of the Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam.
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorTondaradippodi Alvar
LanguageTamil
Period9th–10th century CE
Verses10
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Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
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Vishnu / Krishna / Rama
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Dashavatara
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The Tirupalliyeḻuchi (Tamil: திருப்பள்ளியெழுச்சி, romanized: Tirupaḷḷiyeḻucci, lit. 'the rousing of the sacred temple'),[1] also rendered Tirupalli Eluchi,[2] is a work of Tamil Hindu literature written by Tondaradippodi Alvar,[3] comprising ten hymns. The title of this work is a reference to the act of Suprabhatam, a Sri Vaishnava ritual, the prayer at dawn that is believed to rouse Vishnu from his sleep and protect the world.[4] The work is part of the compendium of the hymns of the Alvars, known as the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.[5]

Tirupalliyeḻuchi, as a ritual, is performed prominently throughout the month of Margaḻi in the Vishnu temples of South India.[6]

Hymns

The first hymn of this work begins as follows:[7]

The sun has risen over the Eastern horizon destroying the darkness. Flowers have blossomed in great numbers. Found rushing towards Your sanctum are Kings and devatas (gods). The elephants on whose back they arrived, and kettledrums are making thundering sounds resembling roar of the sea. Please do wake up, O Lord of Arangam!

— Tirupalliyeḻuchi, Hymn 1

The fourth hymn makes references to the avataras of Rama and Krishna:[8][9]

The sounds of the cowherd's flute and the bells of the cattle blend and spread everywhere. In the fields the bumble bees are swarming. O Lord of celestials who destroyed the Lanka clan with a bow and stood guard over the seers’ sacrifice! O Lord, Ayodhya’s coronated king! O Lord of Arangam, my Liege, pray wake up.

— Tirupalliyeḻuchi, Hymn 4

See also

Topics in Tamil literature
Sangam Literature
Five Great Epics
Silappatikaram Manimekalai
Civaka Cintamani Valayapathi
Kundalakesi
The Five Minor Epics
Neelakesi Culamani
Naga Kumara Kaviyam Udayana Kumara Kaviyam
Yashodhara Kaviyam
Bhakti Literature
Naalayira Divya Prabandham Kamba Ramayanam
Tevaram Tirumurai
Tamil people
Sangam Sangam landscape
Tamil history from Sangam literature Ancient Tamil music
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References

  1. ^ Ramaswamy, Sumathi (1997-11-20). Passions of the Tongue: Language Devotion in Tamil India, 1891–1970. University of California Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-520-91879-5.
  2. ^ Rengarajan, T. (1999). Glossary of Hinduism. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company. p. 20. ISBN 978-81-204-1348-1.
  3. ^ Jones, Constance; Ryan, James D. (2006). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Infobase Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-8160-7564-5.
  4. ^ Nayar, Nancy Ann (1992). Poetry as Theology: The Śrīvaiṣṇava Stotra in the Age of Rāmānuja. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 143. ISBN 978-3-447-03255-1.
  5. ^ "Mudalayiram" - K. R. KrishnaSwami [4000 Divya Prabandham Series, Vol. 4, 1st edition, July 2009, A & K Prakashana].
  6. ^ Good, Anthony (2001). "Multiple meanings in South Indian temple worship". Culture and Religion. 2 (2): 239–260. doi:10.1080/01438300108567177. S2CID 144095192.
  7. ^ "Mudalayiram" - K. R. KrishnaSwami [4000 Divya Prabandham Series, Vol. 4, 1st edition, July 2009, A & K Prakashana]. pp. 53–54.
  8. ^ Makarand Joshi. The Sacred Book Of Four Thousand 01 Nalayira Divya Prabandham Sri Rama Bharati 2000. p. 184.
  9. ^ Rao, Ajay K. (2014-10-03). Re-figuring the Ramayana as Theology: A History of Reception in Premodern India. Routledge. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-134-07735-9.