Vishnuchittar

An epithet of the Alvar poet-saint
Periyalvar. The Alvars were a group
of twelve poet-saints who lived in southern India between the seventh and tenth
centuries. All the Alvars were devotees
(bhakta) of the god Vishnu, and
their stress on passionate devotion
(bhakti) to a personal god, conveyed
through hymns sung in the Tamil
language, transformed Hindu religious
life. See Periyalvar.