Kanninun Cirutampu
| Kanninun Cirutampu | |
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Painting of Krishna tied to a mortar. Page from a Bilvamangalastava, Metropolitan Museum of Art. | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Author | Madhurakavi Alvar |
| Language | Tamil |
| Period | 9th–10th century CE |
| Verses | 11 |
The Kanninun Cirutampu (Tamil: கண்ணிநுண் சிறுத்தாம்பு, romanized: Kaṇṇinuṇ Ciṟutāmpu, lit. 'a rope of small knots'), also rendered the Kanninun Siruttambu, is a work of Tamil Hindu literature composed by Madhurakavi Alvar, one of the twelve Alvars, the poet-saints of the Sri Vaishnava tradition. Comprising eleven pasurams (hymns), the Kanninun Cirutampu is a tribute to Madhurakavi's acharya, Nammalvar. These hymns are part of the Sri Vaishnava canon, the Nalayira Divya Prabandham. The hymn is notable for praising both Alwarthirunagari Perumal Temple (Thirukkurugur) and its presiding deity (Adi Nathar Perumal) whose "dark" image remains in the Alvar's mind as he sings of his acharya.