Sambandar And His Hymns : * "Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints", by F. Kingsbury and G.P. Phillips, [1921], p. 9 SAMBANDAR AND HIS HYMNS SAMBANDAR p. 10 I SAMBANDAR (Tamil: TIRU JNA SAMBANDAMRTI SWM) In the first half of the seventh century A.D. the worship of Siva Was at its lowest ebb, overpowered by the Jainism...
Appendix I. Shrines Mentioned In These Poems : * "Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints", by F. Kingsbury and G.P. Phillips, [1921], p. 128 APPENDIX I SHRINES MENTIONED IN THESE POEMS dutuai, or vadutuai, in Tanjore District, now a station on the South Indian Railway. Aiyu, twelve miles from Tanjore. lavy, or Uttarakosaimangai, Madura. Amalai...
Untitled : * This is a short collection of translations of Southern Indian devotional poetry by worshippers of the god Shiva, along with commentary, written by sympathetic Europeans. These poems, as often happens, have been integrated into popular litergy and culture. This will make interesting reading...
Title Page : * "Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints", by F. Kingsbury and G.P. Phillips, [1921], HYMNS OF THE TAMIL SAIVITE SAINTS BY F. KINGSBURY AND G. P. PHILLIPS Calcutta: Association Press; London, NY: Oxford University Press [1921] Scanned, proofed and formatted , January 2010, by John Bruno Hare. This...
Apparswami And His Hymns : * "Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints", by F. Kingsbury and G.P. Phillips, [1921], p. 34 Apparswm p. 35 APPARSWAMI AND HIS HYMNS p. 36 II. TIRUNVUKKARASU SWMI (More commonly referred to as APPARSWMI) Sambandar, whose works we have been studying, had a friend older than himself, named Appar...
Introduction : * "Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints", by F. Kingsbury and G.P. Phillips, [1921], p. 1 INTRODUCTION (A)--THE HYMNS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE THE voice of chanting and song, to the accompaniment of unfamiliar instruments, floats out over the high wall of the temple in the coolness of the evening...
Sundaramurti Swami And His Hymns : * "Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints", by F. Kingsbury and G.P. Phillips, [1921], p. 68 SUNDARAMRTI p. 69 SUNDARAMRTI SWAMI AND HIS HYMNS p. 70 p. 71 III. SUNDARAMRTI SWAMI (Abbreviated as SUNDARAR) The third of these hymn-writers, named in full Sundaramrti Swmi, was, like Sambandar, a Brahman. He...
Appendix Ii. System Of Transliterati : * "Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints", by F. Kingsbury and G.P. Phillips, [1921], p. 129 APPENDIX II SYSTEM OF TRANSLITERATION AND PRONUNCIATION OF TAMIL LETTERS CONSONANTS "N."--The Tamil alphabet is not fully phonetic as are the Sanskrit and the other Dravidian alphabets. Several letters...
Manikka Vasahar And His Hymns : * "Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints", by F. Kingsbury and G.P. Phillips, [1921], p. 84 MIKKA VSAHAR p. 85 MANIKKA VSAHAR AND HIS HYMNS p. 86 IV. MIKKA VSAHAR (Sanskrit form MIKYA VCHAKA) In the days when the powerful Pndyan Kings flourished in Madura, there was once a prime minister who early...