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Tiruvasagam

  1. IDEA 1

    Hymns that melt the heart

    Tamil tradition says a heart that does not melt at Tiruvasagam will melt at nothing. Manikkavasagar's hymns are known for their tenderness.

  2. IDEA 2

    From minister to devotee

    Manikkavasagar was a royal minister who, the story goes, spent the king's funds on a temple and gave up his position for devotion.

  3. IDEA 3

    Grace for the unworthy

    He calls himself unworthy, yet describes being embraced by grace anyway. Love reaches us before we have earned it.

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