{"product_id":"9789384757670","title":"The Autobiography of a Goddess","description":"\u003cp\u003eEighth century Tamil poet and founding saint Andal is believed to have been found as a baby underneath a holy basil plant in the temple garden of Srivilliputhur. As a young woman she fell deeply in love with Lord Vishnu, composing fervent poems and songs in his honor and, according to custom, eventually marrying the god himself. \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of a Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e is Andal’s entire corpus, composed before her marriage to Vishnu, and it cements her status as the South Indian corollary to Mirabai, the saint and devotee of Sri Krishna. The collection includes the \u003ci\u003eThiruppavai\u003c\/i\u003e, a song still popular in congregational worship, thirty \u003ci\u003epasuram \u003c\/i\u003e(stanzas) sung before Lord Vishnu, and the less-translated, rapturously erotic \u003ci\u003eNacchiyar Thirumoli\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriya Sarukkai Chabria and Ravi Shankar serve as master translators for the volume, employing a radical new method for that revitalizes classical and spiritual verse by shifting it into a new contemporary poetic idiom in English. Many of Andal’s pieces are translated collaboratively, giving readers multiple perspectives on the rich sonic and philosophical complexity of classical Tamil. \u003ci\u003eAndal: The Autobiography of a Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful expression of female sexuality in the Indian spiritual tradition—one newly available to a general readership in this fresh new translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zubaan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064055578864,"sku":"9789384757670","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789384757670_p0.jpg?v=1763675242","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789384757670","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}