Tamil Saints Archives - David Godman https://www.davidgodman.org/category/tamil-saints/ Ramana Maharshi's life, teachings and devotees Fri, 20 Sep 2019 01:43:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.davidgodman.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-Ramana-32x32.jpg Tamil Saints Archives - David Godman https://www.davidgodman.org/category/tamil-saints/ 32 32 Robert Butler and his Tamil Translations https://www.davidgodman.org/robert-butler-and-his-tamil-translations/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:52:35 +0000 https://davidgodman.org/newsite/wordpress/?p=4942 Robert Butler has been translating Tamil texts for decades. In this article I outline the many projects he has worked on, both with me and by himself.

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]]> Tales from the life of Guhai Namasivaya https://www.davidgodman.org/tales-from-the-life-of-guhai-namasivaya/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:58:48 +0000 http://davidgodman.brockcallahan.com/?post_type=tamilsaints&p=231 Guhai Namasivaya was a Tamil saint who lived on Arunachala about 400 years ago. Like Ramana Maharshi he attributed his liberation to the power of the mountain, and like Sri Ramana he composed a substantial body of poetry that expressed his gratitude to Arunachala for liberating him.

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]]> Guru Namasivaya https://www.davidgodman.org/guru-namasivaya/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:53:16 +0000 https://davidgodman.org/newsite/wordpress/?p=3281 This is an account of Guru Namasivaya, the chief disciple of Guhai Namasivaya. It follows him from his climactic encounter with his Guru on the slopes of Arunachala to Chidambaram where, with Siva's assistance, he raised funds for the improvement of the temple.

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]]> Sorupananda and Tattuvaraya https://www.davidgodman.org/tattuvaraya-and-sorupananda/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:48:33 +0000 http://davidgodman.brockcallahan.com/?post_type=tamilsaints&p=242 Sorupananda was a distinguished Tamil Guru who lived about 500 years ago. His chief disciple, Tattuvaraya, was a prolific author of Tamil spiritual works. In this article I narrate the relationship that existed between the two of them and then add translations of their poetry.

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]]> Allama Prabhu, Prabhulinga Leelai https://www.davidgodman.org/allama-prabhu-prabhulinga-leelai/ https://www.davidgodman.org/allama-prabhu-prabhulinga-leelai/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:48:20 +0000 http://davidgodman.brockcallahan.com/?post_type=tamilsaints&p=253 Prabhulinga Leelai is a 15th century Virasaiva work, written in Kannada and comprising 1,111 verses. It was translated in Tamil by Sivaprakasa Swami in the 17th century. This is a translation of a portion of the Tamil version of the work that Ramana Maharshi sometimes summarised.

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]]> https://www.davidgodman.org/allama-prabhu-prabhulinga-leelai/feed/ 2 Bhagavan and Thayumanavar https://www.davidgodman.org/bhagavan-and-thayumanavar/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:43:51 +0000 http://davidgodman.brockcallahan.com/?post_type=tamilsaints&p=250 Thayumanavar was a distinguished Tamil poet-saint who lived in the first half of the eighteenth century, from 1705 to 1742 AD. In this article I retell his life story and include new translations of all his poetry that was cited by Ramana Maharshi.

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]]> Isanya Jnana Desikar https://www.davidgodman.org/isanya-jnana-desikar/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:38:51 +0000 https://davidgodman.org/newsite/wordpress/?p=3398 Isanya Jnana Desikar was a Tamil saint who lived in Tiruvannamalai in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was a devotee of Arunachala who was liberated through its power and grace. The article contains a biography and verses in which he speaks of his own experiences and his love for the mountain.

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]]> Bhagavan, Manikkavachagar and the Tiruvachakam https://www.davidgodman.org/bhagavan-manikkavachagar-and-the-tiruvachakam/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:33:17 +0000 http://davidgodman.brockcallahan.com/?post_type=tamilsaints&p=247 Manikkavachagar was a Tamil saint who lived over 1,000 years ago. Tiruvachakam, an anthology of his devotional poetry, is one of the most celebrated poetic texts in Tamil literature. This article chronicles his life and focuses on the incidents and verses that Ramana Maharshi cited in his replies to visitors.

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]]> Umapati Sivam https://www.davidgodman.org/umpati-sivam/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:28:55 +0000 http://davidgodman.brockcallahan.com/?post_type=tamilsaints&p=228 Umapati Sivam is one of the major figures in the Saiva Siddhanta tradition, composing many of the works that now comprise the Saiva philosophical canon. He was also involved in an incident in which a thorn bush was granted moksha. This article chronicles his life and gives full details of the thorn bush incident.

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]]> Kumaradeva https://www.davidgodman.org/kumara-deva/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:23:48 +0000 https://davidgodman.org/newsite/wordpress/?p=3380 This is an account of Kumaradeva, a distinguished Tamil saint and scholar who lived several centuries ago. It contains extracts from his hagiography and translations of verses in which he declares his liberation.

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