Yasoda's songs to her playful son, K.r.s.na : Periyalvar's 9th century Tamil Tirumoli / translation with notes by Lynn Ate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Periyāl̲vār.

Contributor:

Ate, Lynn Marie, 1949-

Standardized Title:

Tirumol̲i. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Krishna (Hindu deity)--Poetry.

Krishna.

Periyalvar. Tirumoli.English and Tamil.

Periyalvar.

Mothers and sons--Poetry.

Mothers and sons.

Vaishnava poetry, Tamil--History and criticism.

Vaishnava poetry, Tamil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Other Title:

Yasoda's songs

Place of Publication:

Woodland Hills, Calif. : South Asian Studies Association, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Yasodas Songs to her Playful Son, Krsna: Periyalvars 9th century Tamil Tirumoli is a translation of a South Indian devotional text in which the poet predominantly takes the voice of the god Krsnas mother, capturing the emotions of an intimate personal relationship with the deity through the poets depictions of Krsna as an adorable baby, a naughty boy and then a handsome youth. As the earliest poet to express maternal love as religious devotion, Periyalvar played a crucial part in the pan-Indian development of the Krsna sect and laid the foundation for the prolific genre of later Hindu poetry devoted to baby Krsna which remains popular in many Indian languages. In this book, the charming descriptions of the child god Krsna, his darling infant antics, obnoxious pranks as an older child, and charismatic impact on village women as a young man are presented in rhythmic, colloquial English verse with header notes for each decade to highlight special features. Introductory material for a general audience or undergraduate students of world literature or religion includes information on the poet and the text, unique literary elements, and Periyalvars innovative devotional approach to god in the voice of a mother.

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Part I: Introduction""; ""Periyāḻvār and his works""; ""Periyāḻvār""; ""Periyāḻvār'sTiruppallāṇṭu ""; ""Periyāḻvār’s Tirumoḻi""; "" Periyāḻvār’s tirumoḻi –Periyāḻvār’s birth in Tamil Literature""; ""Periyāḻvār’s's Relationship to God""; ""Baby Kṛṣṇa Adorable and Accessible""; ""A Mother's Unconditional Love""; ""Salvation in the Tirumoḻi»i""; ""Mythology in Periyāḻvār's works""; ""The Krsna Myth""; ""The Rama Myth""; ""Periyāḻvār’s Tirumoḻi""; ""Narayana's Incarnations""; ""Part II: Translations""

""Translation Conventions""""Tiruppallantu""; ""Periyāḻvār’s Tirumoḻi""; ""First Ten, 1st tirumoli - Kannan's birth""; ""First Ten, 2nd tirumoli Kannan from head to toe""; ""First Ten, 3rd tirumoli - A lullaby""; ""First Ten, 4th tirumoli - Calling the moon""; ""First Ten, 5th tirumoli - The red-leaf dance""; ""First Ten, 6th tirumoli - Hand clapping""; ""First Ten, 7th tirumoli Learning to walk""; ""First Ten, 8th tirumoli - A mother's delight""; ""First Ten, 9th tirumoli Hugging mother's back""

""Second Ten, 1st tirumoli - Making scary faces""""Second Ten, 2nd tirumoli - Calling Kannan to suckle""; ""Second Ten, 3rd tirumoli - Piercing Kannan's ears""; ""Second Ten, 4th tirumoli - Kannan's bath""; ""Second Ten, 5th tirumoli Combing Kannan's hair""; ""Second Ten, 6th tirumoli A staff for Kannan""; ""Second Ten, 7th tirumoli - Adorning Kannan with flowers""; ""Second Ten, 8th tirumoli An amulet for Kannan""; ""Second Ten, 9th tirumoli - The neighbor's complaints"" tirumoli

""Second Ten, 10th tirumoli - The maids complaints""""Third Ten, 1st tirumoli - Yasoda's doubts""; ""Third Ten, 2nd tirumoli - Yasoda's regrets""; ""Third Ten, 3rd tirumoli Yasoda's relief""; ""Third Ten, 4th tirumoli- The maids see Kannan""; ""Third Ten, 5th tirumoli Govardhana, a victory umbrella""; ""Third Ten, 6th tirumoli Kannan's flute""; ""Third Ten, 7th tirumoli Her mother's worries""; ""Third Ten, 8th tirumoli - Her mother's questions.""; ""Third Ten, 9th tirumoli The Untipara's game""

""Third Ten, 10th tirumoli - Hanuman's proof""""Fourth Ten, 1st tirumoli - Some hints""; ""Fourth Ten, 2nd tirumoli - Tirumaliruncolai Mountain I""; ""Fourth Ten, 3rd tirumolii - Tirumaliruncolai Mountain II""; ""Fourth Ten, 4th tirumoli The people of Tirukottiyur""; ""Fourth Ten, 5th tirumoli - On the edge of death""; ""Fourth Ten, 6th tirumoli - The mother of a "Narana""; ""Fourth Ten - 7th tirumoli - The protected city of Kantam""; ""Fourth Ten, 8th tirumoli His city of Srirangam""

""Fourth Ten, 9th tirumoli The temple in Srirangam""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245) and index.

OCLC:

823738513