AzhvAr Arulamudham

*TIRUMALAI TANIYAN* By TIRUVARANGA PERUMAL ARAIYAR   மற்றொன்றும் வேண்டா மனமே! மதிளரங்கர் கற்றினம் மேய்த்த கழலிணைக்கீழ் உற்ற திருமாலை பாடும் சீர்த் தொண்டரடிப்பொடி எம் பெருமானை, எப்பொழுதும் பேசு. maRRonRum vENDA manamE! madiLarangar kaRRinam mEytta kazhaliNaikkeezh,- uRRa tirumAlai pADum cheert thoNDaraDippoDi em perumAnai, eppozhudum pEsu. My dear heart and mind, involve yourself in nothing else other than praising the venerated “SHRI TONDARADIPODI AZHVAR”, who gained great esteem by singing “TIRUMALAI”, in adherence to the divine feet of the lord who rules SriRangam surrounded by seven rampart and He who went behind grazing the cattle.

*TIRUMALAI BY TONDARADIPODI AZHVAR * THONDARADIPODI AZHVAR* 🙏🙏🙏🙏 TonDaraDipOdi AzhvAr was born in the Tamizh month of mArgazhi under the astronomical star jyestha (nakshatram) in the Tamizh year of prabhava. He belonged to Mandangudi of the chozha kingdom. He is believed to be the divine incarnation of Lord Vishnu's vanamAla (garland) called 'Vaijayanti'. Born in the 'vipra' community, his father Veda visharadhar named his child "VIPRANARAYANA", and made him a prolific scholar in all the four VEdas and its six branches called the vedAngAs .   Getting the ceremonial branding of shanku and chakra called the panchasamskAra at the right age he engaged himself in nurturing a garden (nandhavanam) near the temple and making garlands for Lord Ranganatha after leaving his hometown and reaching Srirangam. As a humbled person not interested in family life he received alms every single day for his living and was very empathetic towards old and young people without