A Hundred Measures of Time: Tiruviruttam by Nammāḻvār, Archana Venkatesan, Nammalwar

A Hundred Measures of Time: Tiruviruttam

Nammāḻvār, Archana Venkatesan, Nammalwar

255 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
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The Tiruviruttam is an iconic poem by Nammalvar (c. ninth century CE), the greatest of the alvar poet-saints of the Tamil Srivaisnava tradition. Its hundred interlinked verses celebrate the love between an anonymous heroine and hero, who come to b...

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