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Madhurakavi already heard about a sixteen-year-old youth (Nammalvar) who spent his life since birth under a
Tamarind tree without eating anything and emitting a divine glow. Madhurakavi proceeded straight to the seat of Nammalvar who was in a trance. In order to test Nammalvar, Madhurakavi dropped a stone. Unable to elicit any reaction from the child, he asked him a riddle:
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along with the work of the other eleven Alvars. Mathurakavi was instrumental in spreading the works of
Nammalvar and composing tunes to each of them. The verses begin with "The name of the great one, my acharya of Kurukoor, brings nectar to my tongue and far sweeter than the name of the Lord". It is
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As per Hindu legend, Nammalvar remained speechless from his birth sitting in a tamarind tree and he first interacted with
Madhurakavi, who saw a bright light shining to the south, and followed it until he reached the tree where the boy was residing. The works of Madhurakavi along with the other
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and others, he noticed a glowing ball of fire in the sky. However much he tried, he could not understand the reason for this phenomenon. He also noticed that the ball of fire started moving southwards. He decided to follow the light which led him to
Alwarthirunagari, and finally disappeared.
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with the idol and the latter told him that this idol was
Bhavishyadhacharya (future guru) and that he would be born 4000 years from then. He again advised to boil the waters of Tamraparni. Madhurakavi once again boiled the waters of Tamraparni and finally got the idol of
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Alvars contributed to the philosophical and theological ideas of
Vaishnavism. The verses of Madhurakavi and other Alvars are recited as a part of daily prayers and during festive occasions in several Vishnu temples in Tamil Nadu.
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B. S., Chandrababu; S., Ganeshram; C., Bhavani (2011).
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located in northern India like Ayodhya and Mathura.
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Religion, Philosophy, Yoga: A Selection of Articles
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1405:. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.
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1315:. Sarup & Sons. p. 908.
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1423:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
1399:Chari, S. M. Srinivasa (1997).
1309:Swami, Parmeshwaranand (2001).
1039:. These verses were chanted by
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1447:. Chennai: Sāhitya Akādemī.
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1336:Filliozat, Jean (1991).
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1426:. Penguin Books India.
1047:and re-obtain the lost
1420:Dalal, Roshen (2011).
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1201:Nammalvar's
1121:Divya Desam
1081:Vishvaksena
1024:Tiruvaymoli
924:Kabir panth
845:Pancharatra
840:Vaikhanasas
835:Bhagavatism
805:Vyasatirtha
795:Vishnuswami
765:Sripadaraja
605:Chakradhara
543:Mahanubhava
474:Sampradayas
399:Mahabharata
386:Pancharatra
238:Dhanvantari
232:Other forms
169:Dashavatara
115:Vaishnavism
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705:Ram Charan
630:Jñāneśvara
620:Jayatirtha
610:Dadu Dayal
515:Tattvavada
381:Vaikhanasa
376:Upanishads
273:Shrinathji
201:Parasurama
72:Philosophy
1545:Nammalvar
1535:Pey Alvar
1363:Ramaswamy
1214:Nammalvar
1209:Nammalvar
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1193:Nammalvar
1189:Nammalvar
1177:Vaikuntha
1148:Lakshmana
1093:Nammalvar
1065:Chittirai
1045:Nammalvar
1041:Nathamuni
1015:Nammalvar
989:Vaishnava
909:Ramanandi
860:Munitraya
855:Vadakalai
790:Vidyapati
755:Sankardev
710:Ramananda
665:Nathamuni
660:Nammalvar
640:Madhavdev
615:Harivansh
600:Chaitanya
441:Bhagavata
412:Harivamsa
253:Jagannath
248:Hayagriva
191:Narasimha
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1205:Ramanuja
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993:Hinduism
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850:Tenkalai
780:Vallabha
775:Tulsidas
715:Ramanuja
670:Nimbarka
655:Namadeva
563:Sant Mat
558:Ramsnehi
446:Naradiya
406:Ramayana
290:Consorts
211:Balarama
106:a series
104:Part of
61:Hinduism
57:Religion
40:Personal
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919:Balmiki
897:Gaudiya
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720:Ravidas
578:Warkari
548:Pranami
429:Puranas
339:Hanuman
328:Related
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297:Lakshmi
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902:ISKCON
531:Others
519:Dvaita
511:Brahma
501:Kumara
451:Garuda
436:Vishnu
349:Shasta
344:Shesha
334:Garuda
268:Prithu
258:Mohini
221:Buddha
196:Vamana
186:Varaha
176:Matsya
141:Vishnu
79:Bhakti
1565:Andal
1297:Dalal
1245:Notes
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1101:Vedas
985:India
635:Kabir
491:Rudra
456:Padma
371:Vedas
312:Radha
302:Bhumi
226:Kalki
181:Kurma
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