Identify the saints whose collection of poems were compiled and classified in the “Tevārām” in the tenth-century:
A. Appar
B. Sambandar
C. Sundarar
D. Andal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and C only
The Tamil saints were of two groups: the Nayanars, devotees of Shiva, and the Alvars, devotees of Vishnu. The Tevaram is the collection of three Nayanars, compiled and classified in the tenth century on the basis of the music of the songs.
A. Appar Correct. Appar was a Nayanar, and his poems form part of the Tevaram.
B. Sambandar Correct. Sambandar was a Nayanar whose poems are in the Tevaram.
C. Sundarar Correct. Sundarar was the third Nayanar whose poems make up the Tevaram.
D. Andal Incorrect. Andal was a woman Alvar, a devotee of Vishnu. Her songs belong to the Alvar tradition, whose compositions were compiled in the Nalayira Divyaprabandham, not the Tevaram.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.3 Women devotees … Perhaps one of the most striking features of these traditions was the presence of women. For instance, the compositions of Andal, a woman Alvar, were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date). Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity.…”
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