Description

A dazzling translation of one of the most revered ancient Bhakti poems

The Tiruvaymoli (sacred utterance or sacred truth) is a grand 1102-verse poem, composed in the ninth century by Sathakopan-Nammalvar, the greatest of the alvar poets. Ingeniously weaving a garland of words-where each beginning is also an ending-the poet traces his cyclical quest for union with the supreme lord, Visnu. In this magnificent translation, Archana Venkatesan transports the flavour and cadences of Tamil into English, capturing the different voices and range of emotions through which the poet expresses his enduring desire for release. The scholarly introduction illuminates the poems kaleidoscopic brilliance and the traditions of devotional religiosity it inspired.

Author: A. Nammalvar
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: India Penguin
Published: 02/17/2020
Pages: 528
Weight: 1.4lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780143067986
Language: English