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What is *Nalayira Divyaprabandham* ?<\/p>\n

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*Nalayira Divyaprabandham* is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses (hymns) composed by the 12 Alvars, who were Vaishnava poet-saints of South India between the 6th and 9th centuries CE. This anthology is considered a significant work of Tamil literature and a devotional text of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.<\/section>\n
*Nalayira Divyaprabandham* is the canonical collection of hymns by the Alvars, representing the devotional fervor of the Bhakti movement in Vaishnavism in South India.<\/section>\n
Option B is incorrect; hymns by the Nayanars, who were Shaiva saints contemporary to the Alvars, are compiled in the *Tevaram*. Option C is incorrect as the work is religious and devotional, not eulogistic poetry for kings. Option D is incorrect; it is a Tamil collection of hymns, not an exposition of the Rig Veda in Malayalam.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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