Tirumazhisai Alvar (Bhaktisara)

Preface Several school of Hindu religious thoughts have been established by great saints and thinkers. Visishtadvaita is one of those schools of thought which were propounded by Ramanujacharya on the basis of Brahma Sutra and Tiruvaimozhi of Nammalvar. The Hymns of twelve Alvars are instrumental in bringing about Bhakti movement and Prapatti Marga in India.

To spread the message of alvars and Acharyas, the Divya Prabandha Project was started in the year 1991. To prepare and print small booklets on the lives and works of Alwars first in English and then in other Indian languages has been taken up by the Project and requested many eminent scholars in the field.

One such scholar Dr. Prema Nandakumar was kind enough to prepare this booklet of Tirumazhisai Alvar. I am grateful to her.

I sincerely hope that this booklet will help the devoted public to worship Lord Venkateswara with understanding and devotion.

Contents

1	Introduction	1
2	The Alwars	5
3	Life of thirumazhisai Alwar	13
4	Nanmukhan tiruvanthathi	18
5	Tiruchchanda virutham	25
6	Conclusion	37
7	Select Bibliography	43

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