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Thus in most Puranic texts, Brahma's creative activity depends on the presence and power of a higher god or higher goddess. [46] Further, the medieval era texts of these major theistic traditions of Hinduism assert that the saguna (representation with face and attributes) [47] Brahma is Vishnu, [48] Shiva, [49] or Tridevi, [50] respectively.
The study of the vedantic philosophy, the Gita, and the Katha Upanishad is impressed upon the poem very forcefully. Body is for some certain period of time but within the body of man there is the soul that is the divine spark, eternal, everlasting and never-ending. It is a part of the over-soul who is the supreme God, the super power of the ...
Sambandar, Tamil Shaiva Poet and who was one of the 63 Nayanars who composed 16,000 hymns [256] Sri Sri, Indian poet who is known for his works in Telugu literature and anthology Maha Prasthanam [257] Subramani Bharathi, Tamil poet popularly known as "Mahakavi Bharathi" ("Great Poet Bharathi"), he was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry [258] [259]
The first part of Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál is a dialogue between Ægir and Bragi about the nature of poetry, particularly skaldic poetry. Bragi tells the origin of the mead of poetry from the blood of Kvasir and how Odin obtained this mead. He then goes on to discuss various poetic metaphors known as kennings.
Other medieval era Brahmins who led spiritual movements without social or gender discrimination included Andal (9th-century female poet), Basava (12th-century Lingayatism), Dnyaneshwar (13th-century Bhakti poet), Vallabha Acharya (16th-century Vaishnava poet), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (14th-century Vaishnava saint) were among others.
Some texts suggest that the god Vishnu created Brahma (Vaishnavism), [168] others suggest god Shiva created Brahma (Shaivism), [169] yet others suggest goddess Devi created Brahma (Shaktism), [170] and these texts then go on to state that Brahma is a secondary creator of the world working respectively on their behalf.
Śrīharṣa was born to a Kanyakubja Brahmin [4] Śrīhira and Mamalladevī. His father, Śrīhira, was a poet in the court of the Gahadavala king Vijayachandra. [5] His father was also a guide of common people towards god with vedas, Bhagavad Gita's thoughts etc.
Dasopant (1551–1615) - Marathi poet-saint and prolific writer of Varkari sect.; also known as Daso Digambar [13] Vaman Pandit (1608–1695) - a Marathi poet and scholar, who composed poems and kirthanas on Lord Krishna and gave a sound metaphysical foundation to the concept of Bhakti in Maharashtra .