Periyalzwaar - Mudalaayiram

In Mudalaayiram the first prabhandam is Periyalzwaar Tirumozhi, which includes Thirupallandu and recited by Periyazhwar. He was born in sri Villiputthur in the Tamil month of AANI and his birth star was swathi. He was described as Garudhazhwar’s (the vahanam of Sriman Narayana) amsam. The threats that Lord Sriman Narayana faced from asuras in his Rama Krishnaadi Avatharams made this Azhvar to Extoll Sriman Narayanas greatness to achieve eternity through his work Thirupallandu with the following words “ Pallandu Pallandu Pallayirathandu palakodi Noorayiram,” which is purely out of his Bakthi towards Narayana.So,our acharyas put this and Peryazhvar Thirumozhi as the first prabhandam in Mudalaayiram in the Divya Prabhandam Series.
It has total 473 pasurams. Here the Azhwaar describes the greatness of Lord Krishnaa’s Childhood activities with much emotions ( in other words called as “pillai thamizh”). He also rendered several pasurams on various divya desams like srirangam, Sri Badrinath, Thirukudanthai, Thirumaiumcholai (Alhagar Koil) etc.