Introduction |
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1 The biography of Narayana Guru |
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19 | (22) |
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2 Works of Narayana Guru (in a chronological order) |
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41 | (20) |
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3 Saiva Hymns Composed by Narayana Guru |
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61 | (64) |
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3.1 Daiva Dasakam - "Ten Stanzas on Deity" |
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61 | (1) |
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3.2 Hymns devoted to Siva |
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62 | (63) |
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3.2.1 Kolatlresa Stavam ("Hymn Dedicated to Lord from Kolatira" [ Kolattukara]) |
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62 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Pinda Nandi - "Foetal Gratitude" |
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64 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Mananatitam or Vairagya Dasakam - "Ten Verses on Tnat Which Transcends Mind" or "Ten Verses on Renunciation (Detachment)" |
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64 | (2) |
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3.2.4 Indriya Vairagyam - "Detachment from Sense Pleasure" |
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66 | (1) |
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3.2.5 Siva Prasada Pancakam - "Five Stanzas on the Grace of Sivan" |
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67 | (2) |
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3.2.6 Ardhanarisvara Stavam - "Hymn to the Half-Woman Lord" |
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69 | (2) |
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3.2.7 Cidambara Asfakam - "Eight Verses on Cidambaram or Consciousness-space" |
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71 | (1) |
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3.2.8 Siva Stavam (Prapancasrsti) - "Hymn Dedicated To Sivan" or "Creation of the World" |
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72 | (2) |
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3.2.9 Sadasiva Darsanam - "Vision of Sadasivan" |
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74 | (8) |
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3.2.10 Cijjaa'acintanam - "Reflections on Mind and Matter" |
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82 | (1) |
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3.2.11 Kunclalini Paffu - "Song of the Kundalini Snake" |
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83 | (4) |
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3.2.12 Svanubhava Giti ("The Song of Ecstatic Self Experience") or Amrta Tarahgini ("The River of Immortality Nectar") |
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87 | (11) |
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3.2.13 Tevarappadigaiigal - "Verses of Tevaram" |
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98 | (3) |
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3.2.14 Siva Satakam ("One Hundred Verses devoted to Sivan") |
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101 | (24) |
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4 Philosophical system of Siva Satakam |
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125 | (132) |
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4.1 The elements of Saiva Siddhanta system |
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125 | (5) |
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4.2 Pasupati - Pasu - Pasa |
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130 | (7) |
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4.2.1 Pati or Pasupati - Lord Siva |
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130 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Pasu - individual soul bound with fetters |
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131 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Pasa - bondage or defilement (Mala) |
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132 | (5) |
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4.3 Three defilements: Anava Mala, Karma Mala, Maya Mala |
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137 | (11) |
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4.4 [ Para] Siva-[ Para] Sakti. The concept of Ardhanarisvara |
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148 | (14) |
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4.5 Grace (ami anugraham), mercy or compassion (karunyam, krpana, daya) |
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162 | (29) |
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191 | (58) |
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4.6.1 The pure tattvas system as presented in Tirumandiram |
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192 | (10) |
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4.6.2 The concept of the pure tattvas in Siva Satakam |
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202 | (2) |
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4.6.3 The concept of Nada tattva in Saiva Siddhanta |
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204 | (2) |
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4.6.4 Guru's concept of Nadam |
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206 | (4) |
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4.6.5 Suddhasuddha Maya and her products |
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210 | (1) |
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4.6.5.1 Niyati - fate or destiny |
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210 | (2) |
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4.6.5.2 Kala - aid for knowledge; Vidya - knowledge; and Raga - desire or wish |
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212 | (4) |
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4.6.6 Asuddha Maya and her products |
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216 | (1) |
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4.6.6.1 The senses (indriyas) and the objects of senses (visayas) |
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216 | (5) |
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4.6.6.2 Inner organ (antahkaranam) or mind / heart (mati, manas) |
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221 | (7) |
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4.6.6.3 Five gross elements together with their tanmatras |
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228 | (1) |
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4.6.7 Concept of transcendent space |
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229 | (9) |
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4.6.8 The Ultimate Reality beyond tattvas in Siva Satakam |
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238 | (11) |
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4.7 Three states of the soul: Kevala, Sakala, Suddha Avastha |
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249 | (8) |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (7) |
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5 Liberation (Mukti or Moksa) |
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257 | (58) |
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6 The Linga concept in Guru's works |
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315 | (22) |
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7 Kundalini Yoga in Siva Satakam |
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337 | (14) |
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7.1 Elements of Candra Yoga. The Metaphor of Milking Mother-Cow |
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340 | (11) |
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8 Mythology in Siva Satakam |
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351 | (36) |
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9 Sanskrit or Tamil? Some remarks on the influence of Tamil literature in Siva Satakam |
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387 | (16) |
Siva Satakam. translation and commentary |
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403 | (132) |
Abbreviations |
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535 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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537 | (20) |
Index |
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