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Devotional
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Texts
Songs of the Seven SiddhasFirst-ever English translation of an anthology of seven Tamil Siddha mystics — antinomian poets who burned the scriptures and found God within the bodyThe Holy Songs of PattinatharFirst complete English translation of Pattinathar's Tiruppatal Tirattu — 204 verses of radical renunciation poetry by the naked saint of Kaveripattinam, plus four temple verse compositions. Tamil Siddha tradition, c. 10th–11th century CE.The Lament of True KnowledgeFirst-ever English translation of Paththirakiriyar's Meynjānap Pulampal — 231 verses of Tamil Siddha mystical poetry. Each verse asks 'when?' — when will the seeker attain liberation. Good Works Translation from Classical Tamil.The Temple Garlands of PattinatharFirst-ever English translation of five temple garland poems by Pattinathar, the naked saint of Kaveripattinam. Devotional verse-wreaths for five sacred Tamil temple towns, composed in the elaborate mummaṇikkōvai, tiruvandādi, and tōkai forms.