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August 26, 1997
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General
A
Sri Jayanti
anubhavam
by
Sri Murali Rangaswamy.
A description of the
Sri Jayanti festivities
in the great temple of Srirangam.
Some notes on the
date on which to observe Sri Jayanti.
Stotras
Twenty verses on the Divine Cowherd Boy
The
Gopala Vimsati
of Vedanta Desika, where the poet-saint describes his own fascination with the delightful boy of Brindavana.
His incomparable sweetness -- the
madhuraashtakam
These eight delightful verses by Saint Vallabhacharya extol in simple, memorable language the incredible sweetness of Krishna.
Mukunda mala
of Kulasekhara Maharaja
(incomplete rendition)
One of the most popular and endearing stotras, learnt by many children at a very young age. This is a poem of forty verses that is a veritable garland of the names of Sri Krishna.
Introduction
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
With reference to
the Alvars
Kulasekhara PerumaaL's poems to Krishna
from the
PerumaaL Tirumozhi
.
The unique
madal
poems of Tirumangai Alvar,
where the saint describes his passion for God, particularly in His descent as Krishna.
Introduction
by Badri Seshadri.
The
madal
genre in
other literature,
including the
Prabandham.
Speaking as a neglected female lover (parakaala naayaki), Tirumangai Alvar attempts to
shame the Divine Lord into revealing Himself
to him.
An overview of Tirumangai's masterly poem of divine love, the
Periya Tirumadal.
Tirumangai's poem dedicated to the Lord at
Tiruneermalai,
a small village temple on the outskirts of Madras city.
Tiruppan's
"Pure Primordial Lord"
-- the
Amalan adi piraan
. Verses 9 and 10 are dedicated specifically to the Krishna.
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