Tiruviruttam

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Tiruviruttam is a revered Tamil devotional poem composed by the Vaishnavite saint Nammalvar, celebrated for its intense emotional expression of divine love and longing for Vishnu.

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Tiruviruttam canonical 1

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instanceOf Tamil devotional poem
Vaishnava religious text
associatedSaint Nammalvar
associatedWith Alvar saints
Divya Prabandham
author Nammalvar
centralConcept separation from the divine
union with the divine
culturalContext Tamil bhakti movement
devotionalFocus Krishna
Vishnu
devotionalMode Nayaki–Nayaka bhava
emotionalTone intense devotional emotion
language Tamil
literaryForm poem
literaryGenre bhakti poetry
period early medieval South India
portrays soul as lover of God
primaryDeity Vishnu
primaryTheme devotional longing
divine love
region Tamil Nadu
religiousFunction devotional recitation
meditation on divine love
religiousTradition Vaishnavism
reveredIn Sri Vaishnava temples
Tamil devotional literature
script Tamil script
scriptureType Tamil Vaishnava canon
linked to: Periyalvar Tirumoli
tradition Sri Vaishnavism

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Nammalvar notableWork Tiruviruttam