PEYALVAR

INTRODUCTION
Peyalvar(4203 BC)is one of the twelve alvars. Peyalvar composed Moondram Tiruvandadhi.
LIFE
As per ancient epics, Peyalvar was found at AdiKesava Perumal Temple in Mylapore. Since he was madly devoted to Lord Vishnu, he got the name as Peyalvar.
Peyalvar was believed to be an AMSA of Nandaka (Lord Vishnu’s sword). AndPeyalvar belongs to Dwapara Yuga.
IMPORTANCE
Similar to other alvars, peyalvar has cultivated the bhakti on Lord Vishnu among the people. He spread the Vaishnavism, through his good speech. He was a nobleman and was interested in doing charity works, along with his devotion towards Lord Vishnu. He has respected the vaishnavites and took much attention to them. He was against caste discrimination. He treated all the people as equal, and he removed the miseries and sorrows in their life, and made them happy, and inculcated the bhakti spirit among his devotees. He has cured several diseases of his devotees by chanting Lord Vishnu’s names.
CONCLUSION
Peyalvar, who was madly attached to Lord Vishnu, and spread the bhakti among others, by diverting their path into the spiritual path, was a great “ALVAR”. He was worshipping Lord Vishnu in the Vaikunda by doing divine service to him. Let us pray to him, and get the divine grace of Lord Vishnu. Let us chant his name and be blessed.
“OM SREE PEYALVARE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMO NARAYANA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR