Sri Poodath Alzhwar
Place: Mallapuram or Mahabalipuram
Year: Sidartthi
Month: Aipasi / Ashvayuja Masam
Star: Avitta / Dhanista
Paksham: Sukla Paksham
Tithi: Navami, on Wednesday
Amsam (incarnation of): Kaumodaki (divine mace of the Supreme Lord
Compilation: Irandaam Thiruvandadi
Also known as: Boothathar
Taniyan(Invocatory verse of glorification to an Acharya which is usually composed by a disciple)
Thirunakshatra Taniyan:
thula:dhanishsta: sambhu:tham bhu:tham kallo:lama:linaha |
thi:re phullo:thpale: malla: purya:m i:de gada:msajam ||
Nithya Taniyan:
malla:pura vara:dhi:sam ma:dhavi: kusumo:dbhavam
bhu:tham nama:mi yo: vishno:ho jna:nadi:pam akalpayath
I worship poodath alvar who is the leader of thirukkadal mallai (ma:mallapuram) and was born out of a ma:dhavi (spring) flower and who lit the lamp of knowledge to have the vision of the supreme lord.
Azhwar’ history
- Mudhal (first) azhwars consist of three azhwars all together.
- Boothath Azhwar is the second amongst the mudal azhwars. He appeared in a Kurukkathi flower.
- It is said that Bhoodham in Sanskrit means a person who with high calibre.