[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.4657 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4657 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4657 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4657](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4657) Viṣṇucitta sang holy hymns in praise of the beloved god. The hymns of praise he sang are called Pallāṇḍu. He got the name Periyālvār or the foremost of the devotees. - [Previous: c9.4656](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4656) - [Next: c9.4658](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4658) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4657](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4657) · Pramāṇa