History of Classical Sanskrit Literature c19.s1.6

c19.s1.6

Of these Ālwars, some of whom were born in Dvāpara,⁵ some in Kali,⁶ Kulaśekhara was the first, born in Kali year 27, Parābhava, 3075 B.C. He was son of Dṛdhavrata.¹ His famous lyric Mukunda-māla displays harmony and devotion.²