Amalan, Amalaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAmalaṉ (அமலன்) noun < idem.
1. One who is immaculate, freed from impurities, has attained liberation; மலம் நீங்கினவன். அனந் தேசுவராதிகள் சிவனால் அமலரானதுபோல [malam ninginavan. anan thesuvarathigal sivanal amalaranathupola] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 2, 1, சிவாக். [sivag.]).
2. The Supreme Being, as immaculate; கடவுள். [kadavul.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் அமலனாதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam amalanathi.] 1.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Amalanaka, Amalananda, Amalananda vyasashrama, Amalantakari, Amalanvaya.
Ends with: Kamalan, Pattamalan.
Full-text: Vitulan.
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Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Primal Being and the Individual Self < [Chapter 3 - Understanding the Self]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 3.4.5 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Pukalum nal oruvan)]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 22 - Thiruchotruthurai or Tiru-Corrutturai (Hymn 94) < [Volume 3.2 - Pilgrim’s progress: to Chola]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Chronology of the Āḻvārs < [Chapter XVII - The Āḻvārs]
South Indian Portraits: III, IV < [March, 1928]