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31: 186: 1046:, the concept of total surrender to God. In the first few verses, the author pays tribute to his teachers. The subsequent verses establish the supremacy of Vishnu and his accessibility to his devotees, to whom he is referred to as a saviour. Yamunacharya offers his surrender to Vishnu, indicating that even simple acts of service such as offering salutations are effective to his worship. He states that divine mercy would be offered to all those who undertake the path of 185: 1122:
Who is the splendor of the goddess of fortune? Who is the shelter of the pure devotees? Who has handsome lotus-eyes? Who is the Supreme Person? In a fraction of a fraction of a hundred-million-millionth part of whom is this world, filled with wonderful spiritual and material variety,
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also describing it to be the only means of attaining salvation. The relief of the author in entrusting his burdens to Vishnu and seeking the forgiveness of the deity is also a theme of the work. Vishnu is described to be the source of the power of
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O Lord before whom stands Garuda, who bears Your splendid footprints, and who is Your servant, friend, carrier, throne, flag, canopy, fan, and three Vedas
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in the hymn, regarded to perform the functions of creation, preservation, as well as destruction. His consort,
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Bhakti Schools of Vedānta: (Lives and Philosophies of Rāmānuja, Nimbārka, Madhva, Vallabha and Caitanya)
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Yamunacharya is regarded to have been influenced by the hymns of the poet-saints called the
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Self-Surrender (prapatti) to God in Shrivaishnavism: Tamil Cats Or Sanskrit Monkeys?
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Woman and Goddess in Hinduism: Reinterpretations and Re-envisionings
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Poetry as Theology: The Śrīvaiṣṇava Stotra in the Age of Rāmānuja
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The ninth hymn of this work glorifies the attributes of Vishnu:
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Narasimhachary, M. Contribution Of Yāmunācārya To Viśiṣṭādvaita
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The Tamil Veda: Pillan's Interpretation of the Tiruvaymoli
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The title of the work consists of the Sanskrit terms
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Index


Hinduism
Yamunacharya
Sanskrit
Sanskrit
romanized
Sanskrit
Hindu literature
Sri Vaishnava
Yamunacharya
Vishnu
stotra
a series
Vaishnavism
Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
Vishnu
Krishna
Rama
Dashavatara
Matsya
Kurma
Varaha
Narasimha
Vamana
Parasurama
Rama
Balarama
Krishna
Buddha
Kalki

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