A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Tiruppavai
This page describes Tiruppavai which is located on page 408 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Tiruppavai” according to 4 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
There is also the example set by Shri Antali through her immortal “Tiruppavai”, the daughter of a high class Brahmin (Vishnucitta) adopting, by inclination, the pastoral life of the shepherds and becoming one of them. This provides, therefore, the key to this decad....
Read full contents: Introduction to Section 5.6
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Her chief works are Tiru-pavai and Nacchiyar. Tirumori Tondar-adi-podiy-alvar was born at Mandangudi. He was once under the seduction of a courtesan called Devadevi, but was saved by the grace of Ranganatha. His chief works are Tiru-malai, and the Tiru-paliliiy-eruchi. Tiru-pan-alvar was brought up by a low-caste childless panar. His chief work was Amalan-adibiran in ten stanzas. Tiru-mangaiy was born in the thief-caste....
Read full contents: Part 1 - The Chronology of the Alvars
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
The oft repeated form ‘Patiyam has this meaning of a stanza in places like “Pannu tiruppavaip pal patiyam” occurring in the ‘taniyan in the stray verse on ‘Antal s Tiruppavai . Therefore, in all the three verses of Tirumuraikanta Puranam, even if it is taken that the number is of Tiruppatikams, we can safely interpret the Tiruppatikams as individual stanzas and that therefore these three verses give us the total number of verses sung by these three Saints....
Read full contents: Chapter 3 - The Problem of Numbers
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