The Classification of the Prabandhams (Tengalai and Vadagalai)
(in chronological order)
1. Poygai Alvar : Mudal Tiruvandadi 100 verses.
2. Putatt Alvar : Irandam Tiruvandadi 100 verses.
3. Pey Alvar : Munram Tiruvandadi 100 verses
4. Tirumalisai Alvar : Nanmuka tiruvandadi 96 verses.
: Tiruccand Viruttam 120 verses.
5. Nammalvar : Tiruciruttam 100 verses.
: Tiruvaciriyam 7 verses.
: Periya Tiruvandadi 87 verses
: Tiruvaymoli 1102 verses
6. Madhurakavi Alvar : Kanninum Siruttambu 11 verses.
7. Kulasekhar Alvar : Perumal Tirumoli 105 verses.
8. Periyalvar : Tiruppallandu 12 verses. : Periyalvar Tirumoli 461 verses.
9. Andal : Tiruppavai 30 verses.
: Nacciyar Tirumoli 143 verses.
10. Tondaradippodi : Tiruppallielucci 10 verses.
: Tirumalai 45 verses.
11. Panalvar : Amalanadipiran 10 verses.
12. Tirumangai Alvar : Periya tirumoli 1084 verses
: Tirukkuruntandakam 20 verses.
: Tiruneduntandakam 30 verses.
: Tiruvelukurrirukkai 1 verse.
: Siriya tirumadal 77 1/2 verses.
: Periya tirumadal 148 1/2 verses.
The above enumeration is in accordance with the Tengalai Saint Manavalamamuni and his followers. there are 24 prabandams of varying sizes making a total collection of 4000 hymns.
Vadagalai saint Vedanta Desikar and his followers do not acknowledge tirupallandu as a seperate poem but treat it as Perialvar tirumoli and the Siriya tirumadal and Periya tirumadal are split upinto 40 and 78 verses instead of 77 1/2 and 148 1/2 verses. In order to make up the total of 4000 the Ramanuja Nurandadi tamil Prabandam consisting of 108 hymns composed by tiruvarangatta mudanai in praise of Ramanuja is added justifying it as similar to Kanninun Siruthambu (a poem in praise of Acharya) thus adding up to 4000 hymns.
the 24 prabandams are divided into 4 parts.
The Tiruvaymoli of Nammalvar with 1102 hymns forms part 1.
The Periya tirumoli with 1084 hymns of Tirumangai alvar along with Tiruneduntandakam 30 verses and Tirukkuruntadakam 20 verses as part 2.
the prabandams of Periyalvar Andal, Kulasekharn, tondaradippudi, pannar, Mathurakavi and tiruveanda Viruttam of Tiruamisai are grouped together under the tittle Mudalayiram forming part 3.
The rest under the name Iyarpa forms the 4th part.
(in chronological order)
1. Poygai Alvar : Mudal Tiruvandadi 100 verses.
2. Putatt Alvar : Irandam Tiruvandadi 100 verses.
3. Pey Alvar : Munram Tiruvandadi 100 verses
4. Tirumalisai Alvar : Nanmuka tiruvandadi 96 verses.
: Tiruccand Viruttam 120 verses.
5. Nammalvar : Tiruciruttam 100 verses.
: Tiruvaciriyam 7 verses.
: Periya Tiruvandadi 87 verses
: Tiruvaymoli 1102 verses
6. Madhurakavi Alvar : Kanninum Siruttambu 11 verses.
7. Kulasekhar Alvar : Perumal Tirumoli 105 verses.
8. Periyalvar : Tiruppallandu 12 verses. : Periyalvar Tirumoli 461 verses.
9. Andal : Tiruppavai 30 verses.
: Nacciyar Tirumoli 143 verses.
10. Tondaradippodi : Tiruppallielucci 10 verses.
: Tirumalai 45 verses.
11. Panalvar : Amalanadipiran 10 verses.
12. Tirumangai Alvar : Periya tirumoli 1084 verses
: Tirukkuruntandakam 20 verses.
: Tiruneduntandakam 30 verses.
: Tiruvelukurrirukkai 1 verse.
: Siriya tirumadal 77 1/2 verses.
: Periya tirumadal 148 1/2 verses.
The above enumeration is in accordance with the Tengalai Saint Manavalamamuni and his followers. there are 24 prabandams of varying sizes making a total collection of 4000 hymns.
Vadagalai saint Vedanta Desikar and his followers do not acknowledge tirupallandu as a seperate poem but treat it as Perialvar tirumoli and the Siriya tirumadal and Periya tirumadal are split upinto 40 and 78 verses instead of 77 1/2 and 148 1/2 verses. In order to make up the total of 4000 the Ramanuja Nurandadi tamil Prabandam consisting of 108 hymns composed by tiruvarangatta mudanai in praise of Ramanuja is added justifying it as similar to Kanninun Siruthambu (a poem in praise of Acharya) thus adding up to 4000 hymns.
the 24 prabandams are divided into 4 parts.
The Tiruvaymoli of Nammalvar with 1102 hymns forms part 1.
The Periya tirumoli with 1084 hymns of Tirumangai alvar along with Tiruneduntandakam 30 verses and Tirukkuruntadakam 20 verses as part 2.
the prabandams of Periyalvar Andal, Kulasekharn, tondaradippudi, pannar, Mathurakavi and tiruveanda Viruttam of Tiruamisai are grouped together under the tittle Mudalayiram forming part 3.
The rest under the name Iyarpa forms the 4th part.
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