Great Saints of South India
India's bhakti tradition didn't belong to one region, one lineage, or one way of knowing God. It belonged to the heart — and these saints proved it.
Saints of South India gathers the lives of beloved poet-saints from Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, spanning both the Shaivite and Vaishnavite streams without favoritism or sectarian agenda. Among them are women saints — Venkamamba and Karaikkal Amma — whose devotion carries its own quiet power. Author Sri Ravinuthala Sreeramulu keeps the focus on what matters: the essential shape of each life, the fire of each saint's personal relationship with God, and the poetry that grew from it.
This is not a dense scholarly study. It's a compact, accessible guide — one that carries real extracts from the saints' own compositions, letting their voices speak directly. Through their words, you see how the bhakti movement was also a flowering of regional language and literature, each saint a living bridge between the sacred and the spoken.
Keep this book close to your altar or sadhana space. A few pages before practice, a passage from a saint whose path mirrors yours — that's exactly what this was made for.
Product Details:
- Author: Sri Ravinuthala Sreeramulu
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 100
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 8.6" x 5.5" x 0.2" (21.8 x 14 x 0.5 cm)
- Weight: 5 oz
- Country of Origin: India
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