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{{Italic title}}{{Infobox religious text|religion=[[Hinduism]]|author=[[Periyalvar]]|language=[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|caption=Painting of Krishna lifting the Govardhana hill.|image=File:Krishna as Giridhari, lifter of the Govardhana Hill.jpg|verses=473|period=9th–10th century CE|name=''Periyalvar Tirumoli''|previous=Tirupallantu|next=Tiruppavai}}The '''''Periyalvar Tirumoli''''' ({{Langx|ta|பெரியாழ்வார் திருமொழி|lit=Sacred verses of Periyalvar|translit=Periyāḻvār Tirumoḻi}}) is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Hinduism|Hindu]] work of literature written by [[Periyalvar]], one of the twelve [[Alvars]], the poet-saints of [[Sri Vaishnavism]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rosen |first=Steven |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xBEiXtey-9UC&dq=periyalvar+tirumoli&pg=PA219 |title=Vaiṣṇavī: Women and the Worship of Krishna |date=1996 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |isbn=978-81-208-1437-0 |pages=219 |language=en}}</ref> Comprising 473 verses,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raghavan |first=V. K. S. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=13oOAAAAYAAJ&q=periyalvar+tirumoli |title=A Brief Study on the Tiruppallandu of Sri Periyalvar, the Tiruppalliyeluchi of Sri Tondaradippodiyalvar, and the Kanninunsiruttambu of Sri Madhurakaviyalvar |date=1983 |publisher=Sri Visishtadvaita Pracharini Sabha |pages=62 |language=en}}</ref> it is part of the compendium of hymns called the [[Naalayira Divya Prabandham|''Nalayira Divya Prabandham'']], dating back to the 9th century CE.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Venkatesan |first=Archana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u7OSCwAAQBAJ&dq=periyalvar+tirumoli&pg=PT4 |title=The Secret Garland: Andal's Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli |date=2016-01-10 |publisher=Harper Perennial India |isbn=978-93-5177-577-5 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Hymns ==<br />
A hymn of the ''Periyalvar Tirumoli'' describes the temple of [[Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam|Srirangam]] as the home of the [[Dashavatara]], as translated by [[Vasudha Narayanan]]:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Narayanan |first=Vasudha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzSDDwAAQBAJ&dq=periyalvar+tirumoli&pg=PA74 |title=Hinduism |date=2009-08-15 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |isbn=978-1-61531-194-1 |pages=74 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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{{Vaishnavism}}{{Blockquote|text=This is the temple of him who became<br>the divine fish, tortoise, boar, lion, and dwarf.<br>He became Rama in three forms, he became Kanna,<br>and as Kalki, he will end [these worlds].|title=''Periyalvar Tirumoli''|source=Hymn 4.9.9}}Periyalvar also extols [[Krishna]]'s act of lifting the mountain, [[Govardhan Hill|Govardhana]]:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bryant |first=Edwin F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRtREAAAQBAJ&dq=periyalvar+tirumoli&pg=PA193 |title=Krishna: A Sourcebook |date=2007-06-18 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-028756-6 |pages=193 |language=en}}</ref><br />
{{Blockquote|text=Like the king of the serpents opening his many hoods<br>and supporting the vast worlds on it,<br>The five fingers of Damodara's hand opened<br>like the petals of a flower<br>and held aloft Govardhana.|title=''Periyalvar Tirumoli''|source=Hymn 3.5.7}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* ''[[Kanninun Cirutampu]]''<br />
* ''[[Periya Tiruvantati]]''<br />
* ''[[Perumal Tirumoli]]''<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Naalayira Divya Prabandham]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil Hindu literature]]<br />
[[Category:Vaishnava texts]]<br />
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