| Temples & Legends Of Kerala |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
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| Kulasekhara
Alwar, a leading figure in the history o the Vaishnava movement in the South, was a
profound scholar in Sanskrit and Tamil. He came under the influence of Nammalwar and sang
several devotional songs praising Vishnu in the form of Rama and Krishna. His main literary works are Mukundamala in Sanskrit and Perumal Tirumozhi in Tamil. He revered the servants or devotees of Vishnu as 'gods themselves and wrote in his Perumal Tirumozhi: "Upon my brow I will bear with pride the mud that stains their holy feet." His teachings and writings contributed in no small measure to the development of Vaishnavism in Kerala. Growth of Saivism and Vaishnavism Cheraman Perumal Nayanar, one of the two Nayanars from Kerala, as stated above, has been identified with Rajasekhara Varman (820-844 A.D.), the second of the kings who ruled over the Kulasekhara empire.He spent his boyhood at the famous Siva shrine at Tiruvanchi - kulam, near Kodungallur, worshipping the Lord. He went on pilgrimage to all - important Saivite shrines in South India in the company of his life-long friend and companion, Sundaramurti Nayanar of Tiruvarur. The two saints are also believed to have breathed their last at Tiruvanchi- kulam where their images may still be seen in the Siva temple. |
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