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SrI:
 
Dear Sri Hari Haran :
 
The times in which the AzhwArs lived
are counted in two ways .
 
SampradhAyic devotees would refer to
previous yugams or very early dates .
For instance  3,000 padi Guru Paramparaa
attributes the birht of Swamy NammAzhwAr is  
to the 43rd day of Kali Yugam (B.C 3102)
that puts us in an era few thousand years back .
Madhurakavi AzhwAr, Swamy NammAzhwAr's
prime disciple's time( B.C 3224)  is given
to be DhvApara yugam , the one before the current
Kali Yugam , when Lord KrishNa lived . Madhura
Kavi AzhwAr is thus considered a contemproary of both
Lord KrishNa and Swamy NammAzhwAr .
All the other AzhwArs are consdiered as
avayaav BhUthars of Swamy NammAzhwAr ,
which places them after Him . Thirumangai
AzhwAr is accepted as the last of the 12 AzhwArs .
The three Mudhal AzhwArs ( Poygai , BhUtam and
pEy) are recognized as the first of the three AzhwArs
in other tradition about their times .In this tradition ,
PeriyAzhwAr is given the date of B.C 3056 and Andal
B.C 3005 . Thirumangai is given the date of B.C 2714 .
 
In the tradition of modern day historians , the dates of
Aahwars are ascribed to the time when Bhakti traditon
reached its height ( Between 5th and 10th century C.E ) .
The historical references to the kings who ruleda at
the time of the AzhwArs are used by these historians :
 
1. PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi: 344/ KonedumARa Paandyan
 
2.  Periya Thirumozhi of Thirumangai AzhwAr :
Paasurams 1128-1137: reference to specific
Pallava Kings and Paasurams 1498-1507 ,
where AzhwAr refers to KocchenkOtcchOzha king.
 
SilAsanams , grammar and style of poetry are also
used to ascribe the specific dates for AzhwAr's lives .
 
It will be very difficult to reconcile sampradhAyic
period with the actual historic period. The best way
is to enjoy the aruLiccheyalkaL of the AzhwArs as
great gifts to us to tune our minds to their great
bhakti anubhavam and  enjoy the fragrance of their
Bhakti laden offerings to the Dhivya Dampathis .
 
For AzhwArs like Sawmy NammAzhwAr ,
Yugam , Year , Tithi , Day of the week ( Vaaram) ,
the star ina scendance ( Thirunakshatram) and even
lagnam is given . The details are : PramAti Year
inthe cycle of 60 years, VaikAsi  PourNami Friday
VisAka Nakshtram . Such details are available for
all the zhwArs and we celebrate their Thirunakshatrams
like Aadi Pooram for Andal , Aani SvAti for PeriyAzhwAr,
SiddhArti Iyppasi SravaNam for Poygai , Iypaasi avittam
for BhUtam , Iypassi Satayam for pEy AzhwAr ,
Chittirai ChitrA for Madhura kavi , Maasi Punarpoosam
for KulasEkharar, Maarghazhi Kettai for Thondardaippodi,
Kaarthikai RohiNi for ThiruppANar and Kaartikai
Kruttikai for Thirumangai AzhwAr .
 
The information ontheir birth places
( avatAra Stalams ) are available :
 
1.Poykai AzhwAr: ThiruvehhA near Kaanchi 
( amsam of our Lord's Conch)  
2. BhUtam: Kadanmallai ( amsam of our Lord's Mace)
3. pEy: Mylapore ( amsam of our Lord's Sword) 
4. Thirumazhisai AzhwAr: Thirumazhisai near Chennai
5. PeriyAzhwAr ( GarudAmsam) : SrivilliputthUr
6.Andal ( BhU DEvi ) : SrivilliputthUr
7. Swamy NammAzhwAr : ThirukkuruhUr
8. Madhura Kavi: ThirukkOLUr
9. KulasEkharar: Kollinadu ( Kerala)/ Koustubha amsam) 
10. ThiruppAnar: UrayUr near Srirangam
11. Thondaradippodi: Thirumandangudi
12. Thirumangai : ThirukkuRayaloor   
 
The Dhivya Prabhandhams of the twelve AzhwArs
have been commented upon by great Commentators
after AchArya RaamAnujA's times and some of them are
covered in the Sundarasimham , Ahobilavalli series :
http://www.sundarasimham.org
http://www.ahobilavalli.org
 
Please enjoy AhwAr's Paasurams since there are
few matches for their Bhagavad anubhavam .
 
NamO Sriman narAyaNAya ,
Oppliappan Koil V.Sadagopan   
   
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 7:01 AM
Subject: [divya_desam] Alwar's Time period

Bhaktas,
 
Any one tell me about the 12 Alwars Time period  and thier birht place ?

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Warm Regards,
Hariharan PS
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