For My Blemishless Lord

For my Blemishless Lord presents the text and translation of the exquisite poem Amala Ati Pira by Tiruppan A var, which is part of the Srivaisnava canon, the Nalayira Divya Prabandham (6th - 9th centuries CE), as well as of the three Srivaisnava commentaries in Tamil-Sanskrit Manipravala (13th - 14th centuries) by key figures in the medieval religious history of South Asia, namely, Periyavacca Pi ai, A akiya Manava a Peruma Naya ar, and Vedanta Desika. Offering the first fully annotated, complete translation of these exegetical writings, this volume analyses the language, commentary techniques, and the theological positions of, as well as cultural, religious and other allusions made by these commentators, placing them in their literary, social and religious backgrounds, during a period of budding dissent within the Srivaisnava community, to which they contributed at least in part. This rich resource is made available in English for the first time for students of Tamil and Manipravala, theology, religious history, and philology.