Self-Surrender (prapatti) to God in Shrivaishnavism: Tamil Cats Or Sanskrit Monkeys?Filling the most glaring gap in Shrivaishnava scholarship, this book deals with the history of interpretation of a theological concept of self-surrender-prapatti in late twelfth and thirteenth century religious texts of the Shrivaishnava community of South India. This original study shows that medieval sectarian formation in its theological dimension is a fluid and ambivalent enterprise, where conflict and differentiation are presaged on ""sharing"", whether of a common canon, saint or rituals or two languages (Tamil and Sanskrit), or of a ""meta-social"" arena such as the temple. |
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åcåryas ål–vår År-åyiram Arayiram Arjuna attainment avatarikai Bha††ar Bhagavadg⁄tå Bhagavadgita bhakti bhaktiyoga brahmin ç¨dra C⁄yar Çaiva çara~ågati Çara~ågatigadya çe‚a centum century Côl–a commentary commentator compassion concept context Çr⁄vai‚~ava decade deity devotee disciple dispute divine Dvaya mantra enkirar ennum enru essential nature feet further G⁄tåbhå‚ya gadya Gadyatraya Gitabhasya goal God’s Goddess graciousness hagiographical Ibid interpretation introduction ippati Irupattunålåyiram jñån K®‚~a-Våsudeva kontu later literature Lord ma~ipravå¬a mantra måyå means to salvation Naficiyar Nålåyirativiyappirapantam Nammål–vår Nammalvar Nañc⁄yar Nåråya~a obstacles On–patin–åyiram one’s Onpatinayiram Pan–n–⁄råyiram påpa pattil period Periyavaccan Pillai poem poet prabandhas prak®ti prapatti doctrines qualities Råma Ramanuja Råmåya~a Ramayana Råva~a refers relationship religious s’aranam S⁄tå samåçraya~a Sanskrit says sectarian seen shows siddhopåya sins sixth centum soteriological soul speaks Srirangam Srivaisnava stotra subordinate taking refuge Tamil tannai temple Tenkalai textual theological tion tradition upåya Va†akalai Vai‚~avite Vedånta Deçika Vedas verse Vi‚~u-Nåråya~a Vijayanagara word worship Yåmuna