A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF SOME SHRINES SUPERB

VII. SRIVILLIPUTTUR

Pure devotion can win anything, even the hand of God and enables bhaktas merging in that Highest HIM.  This is exemplified here in this temple town.  Of the eighteen highly venerated Vaishnava sthalas, Srivilliputtur takes pride of place; for, it is the birth place of two illustrious Alwars the most worshipful Perialwar and his adorable daughter Andal, who lived and adored the Lord with unprecedented devotion. 

Perialwar immortalized the beauty and glory of this kshetra in several songs, that bring out its colourful environs, dotted with flower gardens, orchards and crystal clear water ponds: It is this place where learned Veda pandits dwelt and to be born here one has to do great periyar says the Alwar man or deva, if he does not worship here will be deemed inert and worse sage Manduka attained Daiva sakshatkara.  It is here the famous Tiruppavai-prayer hymns was authored by Andal along with other songs that have adorned the Nalaira Divya Prabandam.  And these very songs are sung in Tamil Nadu temples during Margali month even today. 

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