"Self-Surrender," "Peace," "Compassion," and the "Mission of the Goose": Poems and Prayers from South India

by Nilakantha Dikshita, Vedanta Dikshita, David Dean Shulman

Vedanta Deshika (1268-1369) was perhaps the most outstanding Sanskrit author in the South Indian tradition focused on Vishnu and one of the most original poets in all of Sanskrit literature. Two of his best-known works appear here. "The Mission of the Goose," in the genre of messenger-poems modeled on Kali dasa's famous "Cloud Messenger," has Rama send a goose with a message for Sita, flying to Lanka over graphically described Tamil temples. "Compassion"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081474110X
• ISBN13: 9780814741108
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Clay Sanskrit
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 6.4"