Speaking of Siva
by A. K. Ramanujan
64 pages· 2015· ISBN 9780141398792
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'To the utterly at-one with Siva there's no dawn.'
Meditative, deeply personal poems to the god Siva, from four major Hindu saints.
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.
Mahadeviyakka (10th century), Basavanna, Devara Dasimayya and Allama Prabhu (12th century).
Meditative, deeply personal poems to the god Siva, from four major Hindu saints.
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.
Mahadeviyakka (10th century), Basavanna, Devara Dasimayya and Allama Prabhu (12th century).
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