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Slaves of the Lord

Slaves of the Lord

$19.95

To call oneself a slave of the Lord is not an act of diminishment — it is the ultimate declaration of freedom.

 

Slaves of the Lord: The Path of the Tamil Saints explores the lives and poetry of the Tamil saint-poets whose total surrender to God became one of the most powerful devotional movements in Indian history. Author Vidya Deheja traces both the Alvar and Nayanar traditions — Vaishnava and Shaivite — mapping the interior landscape of souls for whom nothing mattered except union with the Divine. Their poetry, composed in Tamil over a thousand years ago, still carries the heat of that longing.

 

This is serious, beautifully researched work that takes the saints on their own terms — not as historical curiosities but as living exemplars of what bhakti looks like when it goes all the way. For anyone studying the Tamil devotional tradition, the roots of South Indian spirituality, or the relationship between poetry and the sacred, this book is an invaluable companion.

 

Product Details:

  • Author: Vidya Deheja
  • Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Pages: 217
  • Language: English
  • Dimensions: 9.8" x 7.3" x 1.0"
  • Weight: 28.9 oz (819 g)
  • Country of Origin: India

 

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