Thiruppavai

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THIRUPPAVAI consists of thirty stanzas (hymns) in Tamil, each of 8 lines

These thirty hymns(called pasurams) were composed by Saint Sri Andal also known as Nachiar or Kodhai or Goda Devi

Sri Andal or Goda Devi is one of the famous twelve Alvars*. THIRUPPAVAI is part of Divya Prabandha, a work of the twelve Alvars, and is important in Tamil literature.

*Tamil poet saints of south India who lived between the sixth and ninth centuries A.D. and espoused ‘emotional devotion’ or bhakti to Vishnu-Krishna in their songs of longing, ecstasy and service
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvars)

*Download Text:
www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/sundarasimham/ebooks/Thiruppavai.pdf

*Download audio @:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mvs1b0644hfpk7p
(Sudha Raghunathan)

http://mediafire.com/?6q4emltc4lqa4w9
(Soolamangalam Sisters)

Other popular singers like M.L.Vasantha kumari, Vani Jayaram, Veeramani also had sung Thiruppavai.

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