Tag: Short Reads

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Śaivālaya Dharmakartā (शैवालय-धर्मकर्ता)

By Uttaramērūr Tamiḻ-Paṇḍita Śrīmān Ā. Īśvaramūrti-Pillai (उत्तरमेरूर् तमिऴ्-पण्डितर् श्रीमान् आ. ईश्वरमूर्ति-पिळ्ळै)

Year of Publication: 1940
I have translated his 16-point essay in Tamizh on the qualifications & duties of an ideal धर्मकर्ता i.e. temple administrator

It may be interesting to take a look at this (now) historical document in the light of recent debates. A final note before I start the translation:

While several points are शैव-centric, you can read them mutatis mutandis (That is, you can rephrase the शैव points for yourself in another specific framework or a generic one). This, of course, is left to the readers.

Introduction by Author:

Point 1:

Points 2 & 3:

Points 4 & 5:

Points 6, 7, 8 & 9:

Point 10:

Point 11:

Points 12, 13, 14 & 15:

Point 16:

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