Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1252

c8.1252

Nammālvār spent sixteen years under the tamarind tree without opening the eyes or uttering a single word. In the sixteenth year a wise man who could understand the dignity of Nammālvār came there. The person was the Madhura Kavi Ālvār. After this Nammālvār sat under the tamarind tree and sang songs of praise of Nārāyaṇa. Madhura Kavi set tunes for them and sang them. Everybody who heard them was struck with wonder and stood still. Nammālvār spent his days under the tamarind tree in meditation and contemplation. At the age of 35 he entered heaven.