The composition Nalayira Divyaprabandham frequently described as Tamil Veda is of-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Alvar
The Alvars were the Tamil saint-poets devoted to Vishnu (sixth to ninth centuries CE). Their hymns were collected around the tenth century in the Nalayira Divyaprabandham (‘Four Thousand Sacred Compositions’), which is so revered that it is called the Tamil Veda, as important as the four Sanskrit Vedas. The Nayanars, the Tamil saints devoted to Shiva, have their own collection, the Tevaram.