{"product_id":"hymns-for-the-drowning-poems-for-visnu-vishnu-by-nammalvar","title":"Hymns for the Drowning Poems for Visnu (Vishnu) by Nammalvar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : Nammalvar \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin India \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date : 5 April 2005\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English, Tamil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 175 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0144000105\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780144000104\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 200 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHymns for the Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a celebrated collection of poems by the 9th-century saint-poet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"89\" class=\"\"\u003eNammalvar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e translated by the renowned scholar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"135\" class=\"\"\u003eA.K. Ramanujan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e This work is a cornerstone of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"185\" class=\"\"\u003eBhakti (devotional) movement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e in South India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e The title captures the essence of the poet’s experience:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e being \"drowned\" in the overwhelming ocean of love for the god \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"349\" class=\"\"\u003eVishnu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e These poems are part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"385\" class=\"\"\u003eDivya Prabandham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e often referred to as the \"Tamil Veda.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Greatest Alvar:\u003c\/b\u003e Among the twelve \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"37\"\u003eAlvars\u003c\/i\u003e (Vaisnava saints), Nammalvar is considered the foremost. Legend says he spent sixteen years in a state of deep meditative silence under a tamarind tree before he began to speak his hymns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA People’s Poet:\u003c\/b\u003e Writing in \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"28\"\u003eTamil\u003c\/b\u003e rather than Sanskrit, he made the complex philosophy of the Vedas accessible to the common person through the language of emotion and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47581727981866,"sku":"HINDU-0144000105","price":74.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/products\/hymns_for_the_drowning_poems_for_visnu_vishnu_by_idj401.webp?v=1708705304","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/en-in\/products\/hymns-for-the-drowning-poems-for-visnu-vishnu-by-nammalvar","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}