Ornament for Jewels Love Poems for the Lord of Gods, by Vedantadesika

Name: Ornament for Jewels Love Poems for the Lord of Gods, by Vedantadesika
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ISBN: 9780195326390

ISBN-10: 0195326393

ISBN-13: 9780195326390

Edition: 2007

Authors: Steven P. Hopkins, Steven P. Hopkins

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In this companion volume to Singing the Body of God (Oxford 2002), Steven P. Hopkins has translated into contemporary American English verse poems written by the South Indian Srivaisnava philosopher and saint-poet Venkatesa (c. 1268-1369). These poems, in three different languages - Sanskrit, Tamil, and Maharastri Prakrit -- composed for one particular Hindu god, Vishnu Devanayaka, the "Lord of Gods" at Tiruvahindrapuram, form a microcosm of the saint-poet's work. They encompass major themes of Venkatesa's devotional poetics, from the play of divine absence and presence in the world of religious emotions; the "telescoping" of time past and future in the eternal "present" of the poem; love,…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/18/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.30" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.924



Preface



Venkatesa the PoetIntroduction



Love Poems for the Lord of Gods



A Necklace of Three Jewels for the Lord of Gods



An Ornament for the Jewels: The Navamanimalai



Fifty Stanzas for the Lord of Gods: Devanayakapancasat



One Hundred Stanzas for the Invincible Lord of Medicine Hill: the Acyutasatakam



Krishna in a World of Vishnu



At Play With Krishna in the Tamil Land: Gopalavimsati



Delectable Light in Serpent Town: the Alvar Before Him



Praises of Devanayaka by Tirumankaiyalvar: From the Periyatirumoli


Glossary


Bibliography