The Tiruvāçagam: Or, S̓acred Utterances’ of the Tamil Poet, Saint, and Sage Māṇikka-Vāçagar

The Tiruvāçagam: Or, Sacred Utterances’ of the Tamil Poet, Saint, and Sage Māṇikka-Vāçagar is a translation of the devotional poetry of Māṇikkavācakar, a 9th-century Tamil saint, by George Uglow Pope. Published in 1900, this work presents the 51 hymns of Tiruvāçagam, which express the ecstatic longing and devotion of the poet to the divine. Pope’s translation captures the spiritual fervor and lyrical beauty of the original Tamil text. His scholarly introduction and notes provide valuable insights into the religious and cultural context of Māṇikkavācakar’s poetry, emphasizing the deep connection between Tamil devotional literature and Shaiva bhakti traditions.