Nammazhwar Tirunakshatram (Vaikasi Visakam)
Sri Nammazhwar (Sathakopa, Maaran, Parankusa) — the chief of the 12 Azhwars, author of the Tiruvaymozhi (Tamil Veda)
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Nammazhwar Tirunakshatram (Vaikasi Visakam) — the appearance day of Sri Nammazhwar, chief of the 12 Azhwars. Tamil month Vaikasi + Visakha nakshatra. Celebrated at Alwar Tirunagari (his janma-sthala in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu — the central divya-desam of the Nava-Tirupathi cluster). At Srirangam, the Tiruvaymozhi is recited in full from dawn to dusk in the Sri Ranganatha sannidhi.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
श्री शठकोपाय नमः · सहस्रशाखोपनिषद्भिरीडितम्
Sri Sathakopaya Namah · Sahasrashakhopanishadbhir-iditam
Salutations to Sri Sathakopa (Nammazhwar) — praised by the thousand-branched Upanishads — whose 1,102 pasurams of Tiruvaymozhi are the Tamil Sama Veda.
How to recite
At Alwar Tirunagari (Nammazhwar's birthplace, one of the 9 Nava-Tirupathi divya-desams), Sri Adinatha Perumal and Sri Nammazhwar are taken in joint procession. Recite the entire Tiruvaymozhi (1,102 pasurams in 100 decads — best done in groups across the day), Tiruviruttam, Tiruvasiriyam, and Periya Tiruvandadi (Nammazhwar's four works, totalling around 1,300 pasurams). At Srirangam, Tiruvaymozhi parayanam runs from dawn to dusk in the Sri Ranganatha sannidhi.
Benefits
Sri Nammazhwar (Maaran, Sathakopa, Parankusa) is held in the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya as the Sri Vaishnava Acharya-Vamsa progenitor — the human Acharya from whom the Guru-Parampara descends through Madhurakavi → Nathamuni → Yamunacharya → Ramanuja. He is recognised as the sahasra-shakha of the Tamil Veda — his Tiruvaymozhi is the Sama Veda in Tamil; his Tiruviruttam is the Rig; Tiruvasiriyam the Yajur; Periya Tiruvandadi the Atharva. Worship on Vaikasi Visakam (Tamil Vrishabha + Visakha nakshatra) confers his direct grace and the merit of Tiruvaymozhi parayanam for a year.
✦ Special Note
) varies year to year. Alwar Tirunagari Sri Adinatha Perumal Temple sets the authoritative date. The 10-day Garuda Sevai Brahmotsavam at the Nava-Tirupathi cluster culminates with Vaikasi Visakam. Dates follow the SriVaishnava Calendar of Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam (andavan.org/srivaishnavacalendar/), Tenkalai convention; Vadakalai households may observe Ahobila Mutt Panchangam dates, which can differ by a day on some Ekadashi/Utsav observances.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Cooling akkaravadisal and javvarisi payasam through the morning; ven pongal and sundal for noon bhog; thayir sadam and tamarind rice for evening; tender coconut and seasonal mango sliced cool with cardamom.
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