Āḻvārs stories for children

Stories from Āḻvārs, laid out to read aloud. This page is generated from stories that have already passed Sandhya Katha's publication gate.

What “with sources” means here. Every story below names the work and passage we checked, carries age guidance, and says when the tradition is variant, regional or oral instead of smoothing those differences away.

3 published stories

Three in a Doorway Mudhal Tiruvantāti, with the commentators' account · Tirukkōvalūr; Mudhal Tiruvantāti 1 and 86 Ages 7+ · variant A doorway with space for one man to lie down. Then two to sit. Then three to stand. Then somebody else presses in, in the dark. Read the sourced telling → Āṇḍāḷ Wears It First Guruparamparā Prabhāvam (Āṟāyirappaḍi) · The life of Āṇḍāḷ Ages 6+ · variant Her father makes the garland for the god every morning. She has been trying it on first, and today he sees her do it. Read the sourced telling → Sixteen Years Without a Word Divya Sūri Caritam and the Guruparamparā Prabhāvam · The life of Nammāḻvār and of Madhurakavi Āḻvār Ages 10+ · variant A baby who never cried and never fed, sitting under a tamarind tree for sixteen years. Then a stranger walks a thousand miles and asks him one question. Read the sourced telling →

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