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“Self-Surrender,” “Peace,” “Compassion,” and the “Mission of the Goose”: Poems and Prayers from South India

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Vedanta Deshika (1268-1369) was perhaps the most outstanding Sanskrit author in the South Indian tradition focused on Vishnu and one of the most original poets in all of Sanskrit literature. Two of his best-known works appear here. "The Mission of the Goose," in the genre of messenger-poems modeled on Kali dasa’s famous "Cloud Messenger," has Rama send a goose with a message for Sita, flying to Lanka over graphically described Tamil temples. "Compassion" is a meditation about the compassionate aspect of Vishnu, particularly as embodied in the great temple of Tirupati. Appayya Dikshita (1520 -1592) and Nila kantha Dikshita (1580 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814741108
SKU
V9780814741108
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Ref
99-15

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