{"product_id":"slaves-of-the-lord","title":"Slaves of the Lord","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTo call oneself a slave of the Lord is not an act of diminishment — it is the ultimate declaration of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlaves of the Lord: The Path of the Tamil Saints\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAuthor: Vidya Deheja\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePublisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePages: 217\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDimensions: 9.8\" x 7.3\" x 1.0\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWeight: 28.9 oz (819 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCountry of Origin: India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBhakti Marga\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJust Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42452207468606,"sku":"MBK-0089","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/0150\/0734\/files\/517M2VDFTRL.jpg?v=1769876763","url":"https:\/\/bhaktimarga.us\/products\/slaves-of-the-lord","provider":"Bhakti Marga US","version":"1.0","type":"link"}