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The Appropriate Guru Dakshina

by Srimad Jagadguru Ramanujacharya & Swami Sri Purushottamacharya Ji Maharaj It is true that Sri Guru Maharaj is not presently amidst us, and we are facing difficult times. We have been assigned greater responsibilities, and society seems to expect a lot from us. Our conduct in society reflects on our Guruji, his stature, and the whole of Siddhadhaam. We need to contemplate and analyze the present situation to understand what exactly happened. Throughout his life,…

The Divine Devi Andal’s Poetry: One of Our Great Alvars

The Divine Devi Andal’s Poetry: One of Our Great Alvars

Andal composed two significant works in her short life. Both are in Tamil and are unique in their literary, philosophical, religious, and artistic content. Her contribution is even more remarkable considering that she was a teenage girl when she composed these poems, at a time when there is no other record of Tamil women composing poetry. Far from being the prattlings of a youngster, Andal's verses display a literary and religious maturity far beyond her ...

The Poetry of the Alvars

The Poetry of the Alvars

The figure of Rama and several episodes from the Ramayana are prominent in the poems of the Tamil mystics (Alvars), as well as in the devotional meditations and theological arguments of the Srivaishnava preceptors (Acharyas). This article will explore the importance of the Ramayana in Srivaishnava theology and experience by focusing on the Tamil poetry of the Alvars and on the interpretation of these verses by their commentator, Periyavaccan Pillai (born 1228 A.D.), a Srivaishnava ...

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