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The Tiruppavai is a collection of 30 stanzas, or pasurams, that are considered to be some of the most popular examples of Vaiṣṇava Tamil devotion. The hymns are attributed to the female poet-saint Andal, who is believed to have lived in the 9th century. The Tiruppavai is part of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, a collection of works by the Alvars, a group of 12 poet-saints. The poem describes a specific mode of Viṣṇu worship, as wel...
