Consider the following pairs : 1. Nalayiradivya-prabandham : Compilation of Shaiva hymns in Tamil language 2. Andal : Vishnu's beloved 3. Tavaram : The poems of Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Nalayira Divya Prabandham

• It is the compilation of about four thousand hymns composed by the twelve Alvars, who were devotees of Vishnu, and is described as the Tamil Veda. It is a Vaishnava and not a Shaiva compilation. Hence, pair 1 is not correctly matched.

Andal

• Andal was the only woman among the Alvars. She saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu and expressed her love for the deity in her verses, the Tiruppavai. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.

Tevaram

• The Tevaram is the collection of the devotional hymns of the Nayanar saints Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar, addressed to Shiva, and forms part of the Shaiva canon. Hence, pair 3 is correctly matched.