Legends of the Goddess: Ānṭāḷ Stories in the Śrīvaiṣṇava Traditions
Shivdasani Lecture
OCHS Library
Dr. Archana Venkatesan
Monday, 18 February 2013
This paper examines Ānṭāḷ’s story as it circulates in both textual and oral sources since the 12 century, with a particular emphasis on the Manipravala Guruparamparaprābhavam 6000 and 3000 and the Sanskrit Divyasūricaritam. I explore issues of genre, style and language choice as I chart the changes in Ānṭāḷ’s story, and the history that such alterations both reveal and conceal.