TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sharda Narayanan
AU  - Madhangi Rathnavel
TI  - TIRUMURAI: Glimpses into Tamil Saiva Poetry
SN  - 9788193081266
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Chennai
PB  - Ambika Aksharavali
KW  - Literature of other languages
KW  - Altaic, Finno-Ugric, Uralic and Dravidian languages
KW  - Dravidian literatures
KW  - South Dravidian languages
KW  - Tamil
KW  - Tamil poetry
N1  - Tirumurai is the sacred poetry in the Saiva tradition of ancient Tamilnadu. Sung to the rhythm of percussion, string and reed instruments, the devotional outpouring of saints and poets known as Nayanars of the fifth to the twelfth century CE reflect the religious and cultural mores of the people. This book attempts to capture the grandeur of this vast, fascinating subject by presenting a detailed overview of the salient features. Beginning with an introduction to Nataraja Tattvam and Tamil Isai, all twelve Tirumurai are explained. Each chapter begins with the life story of the Nayanar followed by an analysis of the poetry with explanation of paN (raga) and sthala puranam. A few select songs from each Tirumurai are presented in the original Tamil with Romanized transliteration as well as English translation, made available in an online audio album complementing this book. Foreword by Lakshmi Viswanathan
ER  -