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Tirumankaiyālvār’s "Matal" Poems and Social History of Early Medieval South India

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Woźniak J.
Cracow Indological Studies
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2013
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vol. 15: Text History and Society as Depicted in Indian Literature and Art. Part II. ŚRAVYA. Poetry & Prose
355-373
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Tirumankaiyālvār (ca. 9th century A.D.), one of the South Indian medieval poet-saints, was an ardent and prolific exponent of early Tamil bhakti ideology, focusing on Visnu as the Ultimate Being. In his two matal poems, he used the literary techniques known to classical Tamil poetry to express his devotion and love towards his favourite God. Although not adopted directly, the main theological concepts of later Śrīvaisnavism seem to play an important role in his stanzas. In this paper I am trying to apply some of them (in the most general way) to analyze Tirumamkai’s stand and his probable influence on philosophical notions of the later Śrīvaisnava doctrine.
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When the God Meets a Tribal Girl: Narasimha’s Second Marriage in the Light of the Vāsantikāparinayam

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Dębicka-Borek E.
Cracow Indological Studies
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2016
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vol. 18: Cosmopolitanism andRegionalism in Indian Cultural Dynamics
301-338
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A widely diffused pattern of a recognized god who takes a second wife, usually local, has essentially articulated the acculturation of tribes or other spatially and socially separated groups. This motif has been discussed regarding South Indian literary traditions, where two brides are opposites in terms of origin, status and appearance, and a double marriage metaphor that aims at reconciliation of two distant spheres should be often contextualized within bhakti ideology. The motif of unconditional devotion of the additional wife to her husband is also closely connected to Vijayanagara politics: a local girl as a spouse may reflect the extension of both royal and spiritual power symbolized by the god. The present paper explores the strategy and purpose of the adaptive re-use of a vernacular legend from the area of Ahobilam about the love between Narasiṃha and a Ceñcū huntress, as extolled by the author of a Sanskrit drama entitled Vāsantikāpariṇayam.
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