namaste, > I am surprised that periyava has recognized them as > brahmins. I think some of the nayanmars themselves (including Thiru-jnana-sambandhar etc) were brahmanas, so I think that is what Sri Nanda was asking about. Sruti smRti purANAnAm Alayam karuNAlayam namAmi bhagavatpAdaM Sam.karam lokaSam.karam Aniruddhan