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October 3, 20250 citationsOpen Access

The Hero and Heroine Concepts in Aandal's Hymns

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PDP DineshPSP Santhi

Key Points

  • The concept of the hero encapsulates the ideal devotion in Aandal's hymns, emphasizing inner life.
  • Surrender stands out as a significant theme, representing emotional connection to Thirumal.
  • This analysis delves into the societal definitions of qualities attributed to men and women.
  • Insights into Tamil culture reveal how internal and external lives intertwine through devotion.

Abstract

Being two eyes in Tamil life, both internal and external, inner life was considered to belong to everyone. Men and women could be united physically and mentally. In the expression of inner life, unique qualities were defined by society for women. In thisway, if Andal dedicated her inner life to Thirumal, if she saw her devotion towards Thirumal as love, she considered Thirumalai as the hero and herself as his heroine, and surrendered herself completely with her mind. This article examines the sins of the heroand heroine in the songs sung by Andal, who worshipped the Lord

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Dinesh et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f97c0ce034ddc359d42https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17346621
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