Contents

Contents

CONTENTS

CHAP.

PAGE

INTRODUCTION

1

I.

Sambandar and his Hymns—Stanzas 1-24

10

II.

Apparswāmi and his Hymns—Stanzas 25-64

35

III.

Sundaramūrti and his Hymns—Stanzas 65-79

70

IV.

Māṇikka Vāsahar and his Hymns—Stanzas 80-136

84

Appendix I: Shrines Mentioned in the Poems

128

Appendix II: System of Transliteration and Pronunciation

129

Index

131

ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Śiva Naṭarājā

Frontispiece

2. Sambandar

Following Page 8

3. Apparswāmi

„ 34

4. Sundarar

„ 68

5. Māṇikka Vāsahar

„ 84

NOTE.—The bronze statuettes of the poets reproduced in this volume are not historical portraits but imaginative figures, created in accordance with popular traditions and used in the worship of the temple and the home.

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